Bill Text: IL HR0530 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Illinois Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Paul Smith of East Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-06-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0530 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0530-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
Illinois | ||||||
4 | Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Paul Smith of East | ||||||
5 | Peoria, who was killed in action in Kandahar, Afghanistan on | ||||||
6 | June 19, 2009; and
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7 | WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith graduated from East Peoria High | ||||||
8 | School in 1984; he enlisted to serve in the United States Army | ||||||
9 | in 1993; serving as a tank gunner for 13 years, he and his | ||||||
10 | family traveled all over the world, spending time in Germany, | ||||||
11 | Texas, and Fort Riley, Kansas; no longer wanting to serve in | ||||||
12 | active duty, SFC Smith transferred into the National Guard and | ||||||
13 | the family moved back to East Peoria in 1996; and
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14 | WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith served as a member of the Illinois | ||||||
15 | Army National Guard's 33rd Brigade Combat Team, which was | ||||||
16 | deployed in the summer and fall of 2008 to help train the | ||||||
17 | Afghan Army and National Police; his unit, Troop C, 2nd | ||||||
18 | Battalion of the 106th Cavalry Regiment, was providing | ||||||
19 | protection for Embedded Training Teams and the Afghans at the | ||||||
20 | time of his passing; and
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21 | WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith was employed at G&D Integrated, | ||||||
22 | where he loaded and unloaded semi trucks; and
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1 | WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith enjoyed spending time with his | ||||||
2 | family, maintaining the small fish garden in his backyard, and | ||||||
3 | fixing things; and
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4 | WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith is survived by his wife, Kim Smith, | ||||||
5 | and his children, Ben Smith and Sarah Appenheimer; and
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6 | WHEREAS, SFC Paul Smith's patriotism and courage will be | ||||||
7 | remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | ||||||
8 | and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
12 | Sergeant First Class Paul Smith; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of SFC Paul Smith as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our sympathy.
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