Full Text of SR0744 93rd General Assembly
SR0744 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is with profound sadness that the members of | 3 |
| the Senate of the State of Illinois have learned of the death | 4 |
| of United States Marine Lance Corporal Aaron C. Pickering of | 5 |
| Harrisburg who died while proudly serving his country in combat | 6 |
| in Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Aaron Pickering was born on October 28, 1984, in | 8 |
| Harrisburg to Carl Pickering and Lisa Killman Short; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Pickering was attached to the 1st | 10 |
| Battalion, 3rd Marines, C Company, based in Okinawa, Japan, | 11 |
| proudly serving the nation as an infantryman; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Pickering was a graduate of | 13 |
| Harrisburg High School, having attended Marion High School | 14 |
| until his junior year; he joined the Marines after graduation; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, In high school, Aaron excelled in golf, finishing | 17 |
| 52nd in the state meet his senior year, and was an avid hunter | 18 |
| and fisherman, winning first place in the 58th Illinois State | 19 |
| Championship Junior Goose Calling contest; and
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| WHEREAS, On November 10, 2004, Lance Corporal Pickering was | 21 |
| killed during combat operations to capture the Iraqi city of | 22 |
| Fallujah from Islamic insurgents and will be remembered by many | 23 |
| as a hero; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Corporal Pickering has been | 25 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his mother and stepfather, Lisa | 26 |
| and Sam Short; father and stepmother, Carl and Theresa | 27 |
| Pickering; maternal grandmother, Chlola Killman, paternal | 28 |
| grandparents, Bill and Peg Pickering, paternal grandmother, | 29 |
| Bonnie Barton; stepbrothers, Travis Short, Dustin Short, Dylan |
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| Short; stepsister Christine Harmon; aunts and uncles; and many | 2 |
| cousins and friends; therefore, be it | 3 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 4 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor U.S. Marine | 5 |
| Lance Corporal Aaron Pickering for his commitment, dedication, | 6 |
| and sacrifice in the service of his family, community, and | 7 |
| country; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the parents of Lance Corporal Aaron Pickering, as | 10 |
| an expression of our deepest sympathy for their loss.
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