Bill Text: IL HJR0049 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Nickolas Daniels of Elmwood Park.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-11-10 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0049 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HJR0049-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | ||||||
3 | saddened to learn of the death of
United States Marine Corps | ||||||
4 | Lance Corporal Nickolas Daniels of Elmwood Park, who passed | ||||||
5 | away on November 5, 2011; and
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6 | WHEREAS, L. Cpl. Nickolas Daniels graduated from St. | ||||||
7 | Patrick High School in Chicago in 2004; he excelled in sports, | ||||||
8 | especially football, where he played linebacker and made | ||||||
9 | All-Conference his senior year; and
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10 | WHEREAS, After high school, L. Cpl. Nickolas Daniels went | ||||||
11 | to college for a semester, but found out it was not for him; he | ||||||
12 | then worked several jobs in Elmwood Park and coached football | ||||||
13 | at his high school alma mater, but decided to join the United | ||||||
14 | States Marine Corps because he believed it would help him reach | ||||||
15 | his goal of becoming a police officer; and
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16 | WHEREAS, L. Cpl. Nickolas Daniels served his country with | ||||||
17 | pride as a member of the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion of the | ||||||
18 | 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force out of | ||||||
19 | Twentynine Palms, California; after graduating from basic | ||||||
20 | training in January of 2010, he was sent on his first | ||||||
21 | deployment as a combat engineer on September 4, 2011; and
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1 | WHEREAS, L. Cpl. Nickolas Daniels is survived by his | ||||||
2 | parents, Greg and Debi; his siblings, Kati, Billy, and Lonny | ||||||
3 | Daniels; and his fiancee, Katie O'Neil; and
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4 | WHEREAS, L. Cpl. Nickolas Daniels' patriotism and courage | ||||||
5 | will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow | ||||||
6 | soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, | ||||||
7 | be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
10 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn, along with his family | ||||||
11 | and friends, the passing of United States Marine Corps Lance | ||||||
12 | Corporal Nickolas Daniels; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of L. Cpl. Nickolas Daniels as an | ||||||
15 | expression of our sympathy.
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