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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aaron Pickering of Harrisburg, age |
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| 20, died on November 10, 2004 in Iraq during the assault on |
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| Fallujah; and
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| WHEREAS, Aaron was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd |
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| Marines, C Company, based in Okinawa, Japan; he joined the U.S. |
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| Marine Corps in 2003, arriving in Iraq about two months ago; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He will be remembered as a very fun-loving young |
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| man who always liked to be on the go, hunting, fishing, and |
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| golfing; a 2002 graduate of Harrisburg High School, he was a |
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| golf standout and qualified for state competition in his senior |
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| year; he also played baseball and ran track in his high school |
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| career; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Corporal Aaron Pickering will |
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| be deeply felt by many, especially his father and stepmother, |
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| Carl and Teresa Pickering; his mother and stepfather, Lisa and |
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| Sam Short; his grandparents; and his step-siblings; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| together with his family, friends, fellow members of the United |
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| States armed forces, and the citizens of this State and this |
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| great nation, we mourn the passing of Lance Corporal Aaron |
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| Pickering and we extend to his family our sincerest |
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| condolences; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Lance Corporal Aaron Pickering as an |
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| expression of our deepest sympathy.
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