Bill Text: IL HR0292 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourn the death of United States Army Sergeant Robert M. Weinger of Round Lake Beach.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0292 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0292-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of United | ||||||
4 | States Army Sergeant Robert M. Weinger of Round Lake Beach, who | ||||||
5 | gave his life to his country in Jalabad, Afghanistan on March | ||||||
6 | 15, 2009; and
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7 | WHEREAS, He was born on December 22, 1984; he enlisted in | ||||||
8 | the Illinois Army National Guard in January of 2006; and
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9 | WHEREAS, He graduated from Round Lake High School in 2003; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, He enlisted with 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry | ||||||
12 | Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Woodstock; | ||||||
13 | Sergeant Weinger had been deployed in Iraq for one year for | ||||||
14 | Operation Iraqi Freedom and was one of the soldiers chosen to | ||||||
15 | guard Saddam Hussein; after returning from Iraq, he volunteered | ||||||
16 | to deploy with an infantry unit to Afghanistan for Operation | ||||||
17 | Enduring Freedom; and
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18 | WHEREAS, He and his unit were in Afghanistan helping train | ||||||
19 | local police and the Afghan army; he was promoted posthumously | ||||||
20 | from specialist to sergeant; and
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1 | WHEREAS, He was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and | ||||||
2 | Combat Infantry Badge during his years of service; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Robert put his heart and soul into whatever he | ||||||
4 | did, whether it was in the United States Army, where he was his | ||||||
5 | unit's weaponry expert, or at home, where he and his brother, | ||||||
6 | Paul, shared a love for cars and skating at the local roller | ||||||
7 | rink and were members of the wrestling team in high school; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Robert Weinger is survived by his father and | ||||||
9 | mother, Howard and Susan; his brother, Paul; the love of his | ||||||
10 | life, Tanya Colatori; and two of his best childhood friends, | ||||||
11 | Jack Pryde (United States Navy) and Bill Coots, who along with | ||||||
12 | Robert, were often referred to as "the Three Stooges"; | ||||||
13 | therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
15 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
16 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of United | ||||||
17 | States Army Sergeant Robert Weinger; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Sergeant Robert M. | ||||||
19 | Weinger and his willingness to serve his country, which led to | ||||||
20 | him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to the family of Sergeant Robert Weinger as a symbol | ||||||
2 | of our sincere sympathy.
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