Bill Text: IL HR0824 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death in Afghanistan of United States Army Private First Class Devin Michel of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Stockton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-10 - Added Co-Sponsor All Other Members of the House [HR0824 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0824-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 Private First Class Devin Michel of Colorado | ||||||
5 | Springs, Colorado, formerly of Stockton, who was killed in the | ||||||
6 | line of duty while serving in the Zhari District, Kandahar | ||||||
7 | Province, Afghanistan, on October 24, 2009; and
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8 | WHEREAS, PFC Devin Michel was born on August 3, 1990; he | ||||||
9 | was the son of Terry and Rebecca (Broshous) Michel; he married | ||||||
10 | Anika Entmeier on October 3, 2008; and
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11 | WHEREAS, PFC Devin Michel was a 2008 graduate of Stockton | ||||||
12 | High School, where he played football, basketball, baseball, | ||||||
13 | and was a member of the band; and
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14 | WHEREAS, After graduation, PFC Devin Michel enlisted in the | ||||||
15 | United States Army as an infantryman; he began basic training | ||||||
16 | on June 14, 2008, at Fort Benning, Georgia; after basic | ||||||
17 | training, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry | ||||||
18 | Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division | ||||||
19 | based out of Fort Carson, Colorado; on May 30, 2009, he was | ||||||
20 | deployed on his first tour of duty in Afghanistan; and
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21 | WHEREAS, PFC Devin Michel enjoyed playing sports, spending |
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1 | time with his dog, Jade, and playing drums; and
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2 | WHEREAS, PFC Devin Michel is survived by his wife, Anika; | ||||||
3 | his parents, Terry and Rebecca Michel; his sisters, Holly and | ||||||
4 | Catey Michel; his grandparents, Elmer and Lois Miller and Rod | ||||||
5 | and Kathryn Broshous; and his great-grandmother, Winnifred | ||||||
6 | (Harold Gallagher) Luke; and
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7 | WHEREAS, PFC Devin Michel's patriotism and courage will be | ||||||
8 | remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | ||||||
9 | and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
12 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
13 | United States Army Private First Class Devin Michel; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of PFC Devin Michel as an expression of | ||||||
17 | our sympathy.
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