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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the death of Jack A. Montague of |
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| Pittsburg, who died as a result of an attack on a fuel convoy |
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| in Fallujah, Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Jack Montague was born on September 12, 1951, to |
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| Chester and Betty (Barnfield) Montague in Chicago; he married |
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| Betsy Hanson and together they had shared 27 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Montague was an Army veteran of the Vietnam |
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| War and previously worked on the railroad; he worked as a truck |
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| driver for the past 22 years, and was most recently employed by |
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| Halliburton; and
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| WHEREAS, His plan was to go to Iraq with KBR, a subsidiary |
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| of Halliburton Co., the company contracted by the United States |
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| to help rebuild the devastated country, and work for one year |
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| and then retire; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Montague was a great friend to all who knew |
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| him; he had an unforgettable personality and "he would always |
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| put a smile on your face"; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Jack A. Montague will be deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Betsy; his daughter, |
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| Jacquelyne; his mother, Betty Montague; his mother-in-law, |
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| Claudia Hanson; his three brothers, John Montague, David |
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| Montague, and Rusty Montague; and his two sisters, Dorothy |
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| Kettell and Jeanie Montague; and
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| WHEREAS, His father preceded him in death; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of |