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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United |
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| States Army Sergeant Christopher Paul Abeyta of Midlothian, who |
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| was killed while serving his country in Afghanistan on March |
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| 15, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on April 10, 1985 and loved Big Bird, |
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| the Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles, and the Power Rangers; he |
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| loved animals, was taught to fish at an early age, and played |
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| T-ball; and
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| WHEREAS, Christopher was a graduate of Bremen High School |
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| Class of 2003, where he participated in football, track, and |
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| was a member of the conference champion wrestling squad his |
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| senior year; during his high school years he worked at |
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| McDonald's and KMart; and
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| WHEREAS, He enlisted in the Army National Guard and went to |
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| boot camp in Kentucky immediately after high school; in |
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| September of 2003 he was deployed to Iraq; he returned home in |
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| 2004 and made the decision to make the Army National Guard his |
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| career choice, and was deployed to Afghanistan in August of |
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| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Christopher's grandfather, the late Robert F. |
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| Smith, served in the United States Army in the Korean War and |
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| his uncle, Robert M. Smith, served in the United States Army |
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| during the Vietnam War; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the loving son of Paul and Barbara (nee |
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| Smith); the only grandson of Elvira Abeyta and Jim Vezina; the |
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| beloved nephew of Tom (Chris) Smith, Tracy (Dave) Lohmar, |
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| Robert M. (Maureen) Smith, T.J. (Molly) Smith, Margo (Rene) |
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| Canales, Peilo Garcia, Victor Garcia, Tony Garcia, Lonny |
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| Abeyta, Fred Garcia, Roy Garcia, and Sandy (Junior) Scardini; |
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| the dear cousin of Kristy Barber, Emma Canales, Erica Canales, |
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| Ariel Abeyta, Steven Smith, Carrie Smith, Michael Smith, Bill |
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| Paul, Samantha Paul, Mathew Smith, Patrick Smith, and Freddy |
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| Garcia; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with a grateful nation and the people of the State |
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| of Illinois, his family, and his friends, the passing of United |
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| States Army Sergeant Christopher Paul Abeyta; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of United States Army |
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| Sergeant Christopher Paul Abeyta and his willingness to serve |
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| his country, which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; |
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| and be it further
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