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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| 4 | Jordan B. Emrick of Hoyleton, who was killed in action in | ||||||
| 5 | Afghanistan on November 5, 2010; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick was born on December 19, 1983, | ||||||
| 7 | in Centralia; his parents are Terry and Doris (Seeger) Emrick; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick graduated from Nashville High | ||||||
| 10 | School in 2002; he attended Trinity Lutheran Church and was an | ||||||
| 11 | avid skydiver and enjoyed sailing; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick served in the United States | ||||||
| 13 | Marine Corps with the 1st Explosives Ordinance Disposal | ||||||
| 14 | Company, a unit based in Camp Pendleton, California, that is | ||||||
| 15 | currently serving in Afghanistan; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick was a highly decorated Marine | ||||||
| 17 | who enlisted shortly after the September 11th attacks; he had | ||||||
| 18 | previously served one deployment in the Persian Gulf and two | ||||||
| 19 | deployments in Iraq; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick is survived by his parents, | ||||||
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| 1 | Terry and Doris, his brother; Brandon (Kimberly) Emrick; his | ||||||
| 2 | sisters, Christi (Ryan) Payne and Brittany (Anthony) | ||||||
| 3 | Aussieker; his grandmother; Edith Seeger; and his many aunts, | ||||||
| 4 | uncles, nieces, and nephews; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick will be remembered by all who | ||||||
| 6 | knew and loved him for his selfless dedication to his Marine | ||||||
| 7 | brethren by volunteering for ordinance disposal duty; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, SSgt. Jordan Emrick's patriotism and courage will | ||||||
| 9 | be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | ||||||
| 10 | and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 13 | his family and friends, the passing of United States Marine | ||||||
| 14 | Corps Staff Sergeant Jordan B. Emrick; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of SSgt. Jordan Emrick as an expression | ||||||
| 17 | of our sympathy.
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