Bill Text: IL SR0936 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Private First Class Miguel A. Villalon.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0936 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0936-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 Private First Class Miguel A. Villalon of | ||||||
4 | Joliet, who passed away in Afghanistan on January 11, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, PFC Villalon was raised in the Rio Grande Valley | ||||||
6 | of Texas; he attended school in Brownsville, Texas from 2004 to | ||||||
7 | 2013; he attended East Aurora High School, where he became | ||||||
8 | captain of the JROTC drill team; and
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9 | WHEREAS, PFC Villalon joined the U.S. Army in 2018; he was | ||||||
10 | assigned to the 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade | ||||||
11 | Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, North | ||||||
12 | Carolina; and
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13 | WHEREAS, PFC Villalon was killed after an improvised | ||||||
14 | explosive device struck his vehicle in Kandahar province, | ||||||
15 | Afghanistan; he was participating in Operation Freedom's | ||||||
16 | Sentinel, a U.S. training and counterterrorism mission; he was | ||||||
17 | on his first combat deployment and was awarded a Purple Heart | ||||||
18 | and the Bronze Star Medal; and
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19 | WHEREAS, PFC Villalon was remembered by friends as being | ||||||
20 | funny and peppy; he was also noted for being a great singer, | ||||||
21 | someone who always made time for others, and a peacemaker; and
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1 | WHEREAS, PFC Villalon is survived by his mother and his | ||||||
2 | father; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
4 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
5 | Private First Class Miguel A. Villalon and extend our sincere | ||||||
6 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
7 | him; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to the family of PFC Miguel Villalon as an expression | ||||||
10 | of our deepest sympathy.
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