Bill Text: IL SR0191 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of United States Army Staff Sergeant Jeremy E. Bessa.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR0191 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0191-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of
United States Army Staff Sergeant Jeremy | ||||||
| 4 | E. Bessa, who was killed in action in Khordi, Afghanistan on | ||||||
| 5 | February 20, 2009, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on | ||||||
| 8 | May 11, 1982; he lived in Woodridge for two years during his | ||||||
| 9 | junior and senior years of high school at Downers Grove South; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa volunteered for military service | ||||||
| 12 | in April of 2002, following the terrorist attacks on September | ||||||
| 13 | 11, 2001; after earning the coveted "Green Beret" in March of | ||||||
| 14 | 2007, he was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort | ||||||
| 15 | Bragg, North Carolina as a Special Forces Communications | ||||||
| 16 | Sergeant; he was deployed to Afghanistan in January of 2009, | ||||||
| 17 | his third deployment in support of the Global War on Terror and | ||||||
| 18 | his second deployment to Afghanistan; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa was posthumously awarded the | ||||||
| 20 | Meritorious Service Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze | ||||||
| 21 | Star in honor of his courage and dedication to his country; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa is survived by his wife, Lindsey | ||||||
| 2 | Melton Bessa; his son, Carson; his parents, Ted and Julie | ||||||
| 3 | Bessa; his brothers, Christopher and Joel Bessa; and his | ||||||
| 4 | sister, Bryana Bessa; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, SSG Jeremy Bessa's patriotism and courage will be | ||||||
| 6 | remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow soldiers, | ||||||
| 7 | and the citizens of our grateful nation; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 10 | his family and friends, the passing of United States Army Staff | ||||||
| 11 | Sergeant Jeremy E. Bessa; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of Staff Sergeant Jeremy | ||||||
| 13 | Bessa and his willingness to serve our country, which led to | ||||||
| 14 | him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Staff Sergeant Jeremy Bessa as an | ||||||
| 17 | expression of our sympathy.
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