Bill Text: IL SR0877 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Logan Stephen Palmer, Petty Officer Second Class, of Harristown, IL.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0877 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0877-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 Logan Stephen Palmer, Petty Officer | ||||||
4 | Second Class, of Harristown, who passed away Monday, August 21, | ||||||
5 | 2017, while serving his country aboard the USS John S. McCain | ||||||
6 | in the South China Sea; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer was born in Decatur to Sidney and | ||||||
8 | Theresa (Karcher) Palmer; he attended Northwest Christian | ||||||
9 | School where he was baptized; he graduated from Sangamon Valley | ||||||
10 | High School in 2012 and was an honor roll student; he graduated | ||||||
11 | with high honors from Richland Community College in 2014; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer enlisted in the Navy in April 2016; | ||||||
13 | he completed Basic Training and received further training in US | ||||||
14 | Navy Class C School in San Diego; he finished third in his | ||||||
15 | class; his first assignment was to the USS John S. McCain | ||||||
16 | (DDG-56); and
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17 | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer was a member of Boy Scouts of | ||||||
18 | America, Troop 43, where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in | ||||||
19 | 2011; he made an impression on everyone he met, and he will be | ||||||
20 | greatly missed; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer was preceded in death by his |
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1 | grandfather, Ernest Karcher; and his uncles, Tim Gillispie and | ||||||
2 | Ron Miller; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Logan Palmer is survived by his parents; his | ||||||
4 | brothers, Austin and Kaleb; his sister, Madison; his | ||||||
5 | grandparents, Robert and Martha Palmer and Ruth Karcher; his | ||||||
6 | niece, Auroa Case; and his fiance, Lindsey Leishner; therefore, | ||||||
7 | be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | Logan Stephen Palmer, Petty Officer Second Class, and extend | ||||||
11 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
12 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Logan Palmer as an expression of our | ||||||
15 | deepest sympathy.
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