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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 Elizabeth |
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| C. Hanson of Rockford, who was tragically killed while |
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| defending America's freedom at a remote base in the mountains |
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| of Afghanistan on December 30, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hanson was born in February of 1979 in |
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| Rockford; she was the daughter of Duane Hanson Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hanson was a 1997 graduate of Keith |
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| Country Day School; she attended Colby College in Waterville, |
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| Maine, where she majored in economics with a concentration in |
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| financial markets and Russian language and culture; she |
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| frequently made the dean's list during college; and
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| WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hanson was attending Colby College at |
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| the time of the September 11th attacks in New York; the event |
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| prompted her to explore the relationship between religion and |
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| economics and to dedicate her life to defending America's |
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| freedom; and
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| WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hanson joined the CIA as a specialist; |
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| she was tasked with finding Islamic extremists and was part of |
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| a team that collects information about militant networks in |