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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Brandon Kitchens of Naperville, who 
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passed away on July 25, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brandon Kitchens was born on August 20, 1983 in 
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Warner Robins, Georgia; his parents were Patrick and Barbara 
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Kitchens; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brandon Kitchens graduated from Naperville North 
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High School in 2002; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brandon Kitchens served four years in the United 
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States Air Force, where  he briefed thousands of crews of airmen 
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in Germany on the hazards they would face in the skies over 
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Iraq; he had been lent by the Air Force to the Army, which 
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needed personnel trained in intelligence, and was deployed to 
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Iraq to investigate the risks on the ground and then brief 
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convoy drivers and others; he served three tours of duty in 
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Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan, where he traveled with 
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convoys, evaluated areas to build airstrips, and ducked for 
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cover during a bombing of the Green Zone in Baghdad; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After his return from Iraq, Brandon Kitchens 
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worked for Chicago 2016, an organization devoted to bringing 
 


 






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the 2016 Olympics to Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brandon Kitchens was a fanatical lover of sports, 
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especially soccer; he loved  the Chicago Fire soccer team so 
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much that he got a tattoo of the Fire logo on his leg at a time 
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it was unclear how long the team would last; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Brandon Kitchens is survived by his parents; his 
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brother, Chad Kitchens; his maternal grandmother, Margaret 
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Knighton; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Brandon Kitchens will be remembered by all who 
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knew and loved him as a determined and intelligent man with a 
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wild side; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Brandon Kitchens; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Brandon Kitchens and  
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his willingness to serve our country; 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 Brandon Kitchens as an expression of 
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our sympathy.