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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Marine Corporal Peter Giannopoulos of Inverness |
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| died in action on November 11, 2004 in the Babil Province in |
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| Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter graduated in 2000 from Fremd High School in |
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| Palatine; he was a goaltender on the varsity ice hockey team, a |
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| member of the school's model United Nations, and a National |
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| Merit finalist; and
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| WHEREAS, He was very committed to serving his country and |
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| he enlisted when he was 17; he was assigned to the Marine Corps |
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| Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine |
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| Division, out of Waukegan; he has planned to transfer to |
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| Northern Illinois University from Purdue University when his |
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| unit was activated in June; he had been serving in Iraq since |
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| mid-September; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter is survived by his parents and two younger |
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| brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter served with honor and distinction and his |
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| courage and valor will not be forgotten; therefore, 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 Corporal Peter |
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| Giannopoulos 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 his family as an expression of our deepest |
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| sympathy.
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