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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
Illinois 
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Army National Guard Sergeant Gerrick D. Smith of Sullivan, who 
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passed away on July 28, 2009 in Herat, Afghanistan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith was born on February 14, 1990 
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in Decatur; he was the son of Marilyn Smith and David Jones; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith was a 2008 graduate of Sullivan 
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High School, where he participated in football, soccer, track, 
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and the Sullivan Singers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Gerrick joined the Illinois Army National Guard in 
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his junior year of high school; he was mobilized for active 
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duty in October of 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith was a member of the Church of 
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Christ and the Sullivan Boy Scout Troop #39; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith is survived by his mother and 
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father, Marilyn Smith and David Jones; his sister, Seeley 
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Smith; his maternal grandparents, Tom and Mary Smith; his 
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paternal grandparents, Dale and Sharon Jones; his 
 


 






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half-brother, Eric Jones; his nephew; his several aunts and 
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uncles; and his many friends; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Sgt. Gerrick Smith's patriotism and courage will 
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be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, 
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and the citizens of our grateful nation; 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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Illinois Army National Guard Sergeant Gerrick D. Smith; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Sgt. Gerrick Smith as an expression 
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of our sympathy.