Full Text of HR0802 096th General Assembly
HR0802 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 death of
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| States Army Sergeant Albert Ware of Chicago, who was killed in | 5 |
| action in Afghanistan on December 18, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware was born in Monrovia, Liberia; he | 7 |
| immigrated to the United States at the age of 12 and moved to | 8 |
| Chicago; he graduated from Corliss High School in 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2003, Sgt. Albert Ware made the decision to | 10 |
| serve his adopted country; he spent 2 1/2 years in the National | 11 |
| Guard before joining the Army; he was assigned to the 782nd | 12 |
| Combat Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd | 13 |
| Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina and hoped | 14 |
| to eventually become a member of the U.S. Army Rangers; he was | 15 |
| serving in his second tour in Afghanistan when he was | 16 |
| tragically killed; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware is survived by his wife, | 18 |
| Plichette; his children, T'John, Heaven, and Musu; his birth | 19 |
| mother, Massa Kamu of Monrovia, Liberia; his mother, Anna; his | 20 |
| father, Thomas; and his sister, Ciatta; and
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| WHEREAS, Sgt. Albert Ware's patriotism and courage will be |
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| remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | 2 |
| and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United | 6 |
| States Army Sergeant Albert Ware; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the family of Sgt. Albert Ware as an expression of | 9 |
| our sympathy.
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