Bill Text: IL HR1021 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Lee Bagan for being honored with the "Lee Bagan Endowment Dinner" at the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR1021 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1021-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 pleased to congratulate Lee Bagan for being | ||||||
| 4 | honored with the "Lee Bagan Endowment Dinner" at the University | ||||||
| 5 | of Texas campus in Austin, Texas; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Lee Bagan is a native of Highland Park; in spite | ||||||
| 7 | of a reading disability, he was the top student in the | ||||||
| 8 | University of Texas Middle Eastern studies undergraduate | ||||||
| 9 | program in 2005, earning his bachelor's degree in only 3 years; | ||||||
| 10 | he learned Arabic, Persian, Tajiki, and Hebrew as part of his | ||||||
| 11 | master's degree in Middle Eastern studies earned from the | ||||||
| 12 | University of Texas in 2007; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Lee Bagan currently serves as a Department of | ||||||
| 14 | Defense civil service specialist, providing intelligence on | ||||||
| 15 | the Iraqi human landscape to Navy SEALs and paratroopers of the | ||||||
| 16 | 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (the Advise and | ||||||
| 17 | Assist Brigade); he formerly served as the principal Middle | ||||||
| 18 | East and Central Asia subject-matter expert for Navy SEAL Teams | ||||||
| 19 | 7 and 10 and for Marine Corps Regimental Combat Team 8 in | ||||||
| 20 | western Iraq; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, The first "Lee Bagan Endowment Dinner" was held on | ||||||
| 22 | the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, to recognize | ||||||
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| 1 | the endowment's supporters and to attract further financial | ||||||
| 2 | support for a scholarship fund for gifted University of Texas | ||||||
| 3 | students struggling with learning disabilities; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Lee Bagan serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 5 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 8 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 9 | congratulate Lee Bagan for being honored with the "Lee Bagan | ||||||
| 10 | Endowment Dinner" and wish him continued success and happiness | ||||||
| 11 | in the future; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to Lee Bagan as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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