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90_HR0210

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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION
 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  wish  to  honor  a  very special soldier who
 4    recently passed away, SFC John A. Fasano; and
 5        WHEREAS, For over twenty years, SFC  John  Fasano  served
 6    his  country  in  the United States Army; with only an eighth
 7    grade education, John Fasano enlisted into the Army, where he
 8    would serve his country during World War II, the Korean  War,
 9    and  the Vietnam War; he spent his last months of active duty
10    at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri,  where  he  was  selected  to
11    serve  as  an Honor Guard to escort home those who lost their
12    lives in Vietnam; and
13        WHEREAS, While  serving  his  country,  SFC  John  Fasano
14    earned  several  commendations  including:  while  serving in
15    World War II he earned the Bronze Star, and  a  Purple  Heart
16    with  clusters;  he earned a second Bronze Star while serving
17    in Korea, as well as a Purple Heart for wounds he suffered in
18    the war; he is honored at the National Infantry Museum in Ft.
19    Benning, Georgia, where his name appears with only 296  other
20    individual  names,  signifying  his  honor  at  receiving the
21    Combat Infantry Badge on three occasions; and
22        WHEREAS, Upon his retirement from the service,  SFC  John
23    Fasano  continued  to  work  to  support  his  wife  and four
24    daughters; as a man proud of his country, he instilled  these
25    same values into his children; he was fiercely devoted to the
26    Army  and  to  the  United  States,  and  his  example should
27    strengthen all of us; and
28        WHEREAS, SFC John Fasano is survived by  his  loving  and
29    caring  wife,  Elisa; his four daughters, Rose Volkert, Anita
30    Stanis, Doris Overman, and Linda Fasano; he is  also  honored
31    with  seven  grandchildren;  John Fasano is remembered by his
32    fellow soldiers, and by the people of the State of  Illinois;
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 1    therefore, be it
 2        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 3    NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that  we
 4    mourn,  along  with  his  family  and  friends,  the death of
 5    Sergeant First Class John A. Fasano of Glen Ellyn,  Illinois;
 6    and be it further
 7        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 8    presented to the family of SFC John Fasano,  along  with  our
 9    deepest sympathy.

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