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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
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Matthew 
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Medlicott of Houston, Texas, who was killed in action in Al 
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Anbar province, Iraq on August 25, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Matthew Medlicott was assigned to the 
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1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I 
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Marine Expeditionary Force out of  Camp Pendleton, California; 
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he was serving his second deployment to Iraq at the time of his 
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death; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Matthew Medlicott attended Waukegan 
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High School's Alternative Optional Education Center during his 
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freshman and sophomore years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Matthew Medlicott is survived by his 
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parents, William Medlicott Jr. and Juyne Sauer; his brother, 
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Nicholas Medlicott; and his grandmother, Barbara Medlicott; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Matthew Medlicott will be remembered by 
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all who knew and loved him as a fine soldier, a wonderful son, 
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and a wonderful young man who always had a ready wit and a 
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sparkle in his eyes; 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 U.S. Marine Lance 
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Corporal Matthew Medlicott; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Lance Corporal 
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Matthew Medlicott and  his willingness to serve our country, 
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which led to him making  the ultimate sacrifice; and be it 
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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 Matthew Medlicott as 
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an expression of our sympathy.