Bill Text: IL HR0845 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death in Afghanistan of United States Marine Corps Corporal Jamie Russel Lowe of Johnsonville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-03 - Resolution Adopted [HR0845 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0845-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 Marine | ||||||
| 4 | Corporal Jamie Russel Lowe of Johnsonville, who gave his life | ||||||
| 5 | defending America's freedom on January 11, 2010, in the Helmand | ||||||
| 6 | province of southern Afghanistan; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Jamie Lowe was born on November 15, 1988, in | ||||||
| 8 | Fairfield; his parents are Kevin L. and Teresa (Solomon) Lowe; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Lowe was a 2007 graduate of Cisne High | ||||||
| 11 | School; he was a member of Orchardville Community Church and | ||||||
| 12 | the Young Marines in Mt. Vernon; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Lowe served with the 3rd Reconnaissance | ||||||
| 14 | Battalion, 3rd Marine Division of the III Marine Expeditionary | ||||||
| 15 | Force out of Okinawa, Japan; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Lowe and two fellow Marines gave their lives | ||||||
| 17 | defending their unit as it was about to be ambushed by | ||||||
| 18 | insurgents; Cpl. Lowe helped save countless lives from being | ||||||
| 19 | lost by preventing the ambush; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Lowe is the first serviceperson from Wayne | ||||||
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| 1 | County to give his life in Operation Enduring Freedom; in honor | ||||||
| 2 | of Cpl. Lowe, flags throughout Wayne County are flying at | ||||||
| 3 | half-staff, including the flag at Cisne High School; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Lowe will be remembered for his love for his | ||||||
| 5 | country, his generous spirit, his patriotism, and his love for | ||||||
| 6 | his family and friends; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Lowe dedicated his life to defending | ||||||
| 8 | America's freedom and gave the ultimate sacrifice; he will be | ||||||
| 9 | missed by his parents, Kevin and Teresa Lowe; his brothers, | ||||||
| 10 | Cody and Hunter Lowe; his grandparents, Shirley Lowe and Russel | ||||||
| 11 | (Linda) Legg; his great-grandparents, Philip (Wilma) Lowe and | ||||||
| 12 | Elsie Ray; and his fellow soldiers and the citizens of our | ||||||
| 13 | grateful nation; 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 and the rest of a | ||||||
| 17 | grateful nation, the passing of Marine Corporal Jamie Russel | ||||||
| 18 | Lowe; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Corporal Jamie Lowe as a symbol of | ||||||
| 21 | our sincere sympathy.
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