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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
Illinois Army National Guard Private |
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| First Class Ashley Sietsema of River Grove, who passed away in |
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| Kuwait on November 11, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Pfc. Ashley Sietsema grew up in Franklin Park; she |
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| joined the Illinois Army National Guard shortly after |
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| graduating from East Leyden High School in 2005 in order to pay |
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| for college; and
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| WHEREAS, Pfc. Ashley Sietsema discovered she was |
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| interested in the medical field while in basic training; |
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| pursuing her medical interest, she joined the 708th Medical |
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| Company as a medic while attending nursing school at Northern |
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| Illinois University; her unit left for Kuwait in September of |
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| 2007, where she served until her tragic passing; and
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| WHEREAS, Pfc. Ashley Sietsema will be remembered by all who |
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| knew and loved her as a joyful and loving person who always put |
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| others first; 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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| her family and friends, the passing of Illinois Army National |