Full Text of HR0775 096th General Assembly
HR0775 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of Major | 4 |
| David Audo of St. Joseph. Major Audo served in the United | 5 |
| States Army and died in the service of his country while | 6 |
| serving in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 27, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended St. Joseph-Ogden High School and went | 8 |
| on to the University of Illinois ROTC program, where he proudly | 9 |
| graduated with distinction; he held a Bachelor of Science | 10 |
| degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois, a | 11 |
| Master's degree in Business and Organizational Security | 12 |
| Management from Webster University, and was a graduate of the | 13 |
| United States Army Military Police School, the Intermediate | 14 |
| Level Education Program at the United States Army Command and | 15 |
| General Staff College, and the Defense Language Institute's | 16 |
| Foreign Language Center; and
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| WHEREAS, He had been awarded two Bronze Stars for | 18 |
| meritorious service during combat operations in Iraq and | 19 |
| Afghanistan, the NATO Medal for two tours in Kosovo, four Army | 20 |
| Achievement medals, two Army Commendation medals, two | 21 |
| Meritorious Service medals, as well as numerous other awards; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, He possessed a quick wit and a big, mischievous | 2 |
| grin; he enjoyed fast cars and faster motorcycles, but his | 3 |
| highest priorities were always reserved for his wife, his | 4 |
| children, and his steadfast duty to the United States Army, | 5 |
| where he served with dignity, honor, and respect; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Audo | 7 |
| and Rosilla Audo Hutson; and
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| WHEREAS, Major David Audo is survived by his wife, Rebecca | 9 |
| Johnson Audo; his son, Austin Audo; and his daughter, Ashley | 10 |
| Audo; his brothers, Victor (Julie) Audo and Michael (Julie) | 11 |
| Audo; his sisters, Carol Dobbs and Therese (Ron) Eggett; his | 12 |
| mother-in-law, Edith Hollen; his father-in-law, Lloyd Johnson; | 13 |
| his brother-in-law, Lloyd (Carol) Johnson; his sister-in-law, | 14 |
| Star (Brad) Andrews; his brother-in-law, Randy (Sue) Johnson; | 15 |
| and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| mourn, along with his family, friends, and a grateful nation, | 19 |
| the passing of United States Army Major David L. Audo; and be | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Major David L. Audo | 22 |
| and his willingness to serve his country, which led to him |
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| making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 2 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the family of Major David Audo as a symbol of our | 4 |
| sincere sympathy.
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