Full Text of SR0097 96th General Assembly
SR0097 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death in Kirkush, Iraq, of
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| Specialist Christopher P. Sweet of Springfield, who passed away | 5 |
| on February 6, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was born on February 6, | 7 |
| 1981 in San Jose, California; he was the son of Peter and | 8 |
| Christina Slyngsted Sweet; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was a graduate of Maui High | 10 |
| School in Hawaii; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was serving with the United | 12 |
| States Army; he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor | 13 |
| Regiment, 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade based in | 14 |
| Grafenwoehr, Germany, where he served as a heavy vehicle | 15 |
| operator and training specialist; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was a member of the | 17 |
| National Rifle Association; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet was preceded in death by | 19 |
| his grandparents, Harding Sweet, Grace Curtiss, and Courtney | 20 |
| Slyngsted; his uncles, Michael Sweet and Robert Slyngsted; and |
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| his aunt, Nina Andersen; and
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| WHEREAS, Spc. Christopher Sweet is survived by his parents, | 3 |
| Peter Sweet and Christina Sweet; his brothers, Kyle Sweet and | 4 |
| Nathan Slyngsted; his sister, Zether Sweet; his grandmother, | 5 |
| Mary Neilsen; his uncles, Jay Sweet, Courtney Slyngsted, Mike | 6 |
| Slyngsted, Danny Slyngsted, and Curtis Slyngsted; his aunts, | 7 |
| Joey Wood, Genell Hinds, Julie, and Kim; and his several | 8 |
| cousins, including Kevin Slyngsted, who is also serving in the | 9 |
| U.S. Army; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 |
| his family and friends, the passing of United States Army | 13 |
| Specialist Christopher P. Sweet; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Spc. Christopher | 15 |
| Sweet and his willingness to serve our country, which led to | 16 |
| him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further | 17 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the family of Spc. Christopher Sweet as an | 19 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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