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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 Franklin |
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| D. "Jr" Barnett Jr. of Scott Air Force Base, who passed away on |
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| June 7, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Franklin D. "Jr" Barnett Jr. was born January 8, |
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| 1980, in Covington, Kentucky; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Barnett was assigned to the 927th |
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| Engineer Company (Sapper) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; his |
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| military occupational specialty (MOS) was 21B (combat |
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| engineer); he was a soldier in the Army National Guard but to |
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| his family and friends he was a talented juggler and mime and |
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| he loved making people laugh; during his time of service he was |
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| the recipient of the Purple Heart, the Afghanistan Campaign |
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| Medal with Bronze Service Star, and Combat Action Badge, along |
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| with other distinguished medals; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tour in Afghanistan he survived a blast |
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| and pulled his Lieutenant to safety, despite his own injuries; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of New Destiny Church in |
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| Belleville; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara |
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| Alice, nee Schoen, Burton; and his grandmother, Patricia |
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| Mattingly; and
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| WHEREAS, Franklin D. "Jr" Barnett Jr. is survived by his |
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| wife, Diane Barnett; his sons, William D. Barnett, Noah I.C. |
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| Barnett, and Dylan M. Barnett; his father, Franklin D (Daisy) |
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| Barnett Sr.; his brother, Melvin Eiskant; his sister, Jeanette |
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| (Gary Walthes) Barnett; his grandmother, Mildred Barnett; his |
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| grandfather, Melvin Schoen; his father-in-law and |
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| mother-in-law, Joseph and Sherry Sanders; his childhood |
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| friend, Mandy Malon; his close friends, Rob and Stacy Tackett; |
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| his nephews, Ethan Dunn and Dominic Walthes; his aunts, |
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| Florence (Greg) Baker, Mary (Roger) Walker, Joy (John) Burton, |
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| and Charlene Cannon; his dear nieces, nephews, cousins, and |
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| friends; and his pastors, Tim and Kim Rankins of New Destiny |
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| Church in Belleville, who loved him as a son; 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 his family and friends, the passing of |
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| Franklin D. "Jr" Barnett Jr.; 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 Franklin D. "Jr" Barnett Jr. as a |