Bill Text: IL SR0959 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Specialist Henry Jarrett Mayfield Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0959 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0959-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 Specialist Henry Jarrett Mayfield Jr. of | ||||||
4 | Hazel Crest, who passed away while on duty in Kenya, Africa on | ||||||
5 | January 5, 2020; and
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6 | WHEREAS, SPC Mayfield Jr. was born to Henry Mayfield Sr. | ||||||
7 | and Crystal Davis on October 14, 1996; he attended Lionel | ||||||
8 | Hampton Elementary, William J. Bogan High School, and later | ||||||
9 | graduated from Hillcrest High School in 2014; he then attended | ||||||
10 | Northern Illinois University, where he majored in business; and
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11 | WHEREAS, SPC Mayfield Jr. began working as an Aircraft | ||||||
12 | Fueler at Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) in 2016; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, SPC Mayfield Jr. enlisted in the U.S. Army on | ||||||
15 | August 21, 2017; he attended Basic Combat Training at Fort | ||||||
16 | Jackson, South Carolina and Advanced Individual Training at | ||||||
17 | Fort Lee, Virginia; he was awarded the MOS of 91C Utilities | ||||||
18 | Equipment Repairer; he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 58th | ||||||
19 | Aviation Regiment at Fort Rucker, Alabama; he was deployed with | ||||||
20 | the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment to Kenya, Africa in | ||||||
21 | support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Horn of Africa in October | ||||||
22 | 2019; his awards and decorations included the Combat Action |
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1 | Badge (posthumous), the Bronze Star Medal (posthumous), the | ||||||
2 | Purple Heart (posthumous), the Army Achievement Medal, the | ||||||
3 | National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism | ||||||
4 | Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, | ||||||
5 | the Overseas Ribbon, and the Army Service Ribbon; and
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6 | WHEREAS, SPC Mayfield Jr. committed to his faith at an | ||||||
7 | early age and was baptized by Reverend Marion Johnson Sr. of | ||||||
8 | Come Alive Ministry of Faith Church; he was affectionately | ||||||
9 | known as "Boo-Boo" to his family and enjoyed spending quality | ||||||
10 | time with his siblings and cousins; he is remembered for | ||||||
11 | bringing joy to anyone who met him; and
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12 | WHEREAS, SPC Mayfield Jr. was preceded in death by his | ||||||
13 | great grandmother, Jacqueline Overton; and his grandparents, | ||||||
14 | Ronnie E. Mayfield Sr., Stephanie Mayfield, and Levola Reed; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, SPC Mayfield Jr. is survived by his parents, Henry | ||||||
17 | Mayfield Sr. and Carmoneta Horton-Mayfield; his biological | ||||||
18 | mother, Crystal Davis; his fiancée, Ce ara Hughes; his | ||||||
19 | grandmother, Annette Horton; his grandfather, Michael | ||||||
20 | Thompson; his brothers, Ronald, Tyron, Michael, and Nicholas; | ||||||
21 | his sisters, Danielle (Cornelia), Ciara, Taliyah, and | ||||||
22 | Tyshauna; his uncles, Ronnie Jr. (Sonya), Ricky (Detrich), | ||||||
23 | Anthony (Mattie), and Melvin; his aunts, Elizabeth, Chaquitta, |
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1 | Charron, Andrea, and Martina (Joseph); his niece and nephew; | ||||||
2 | and his great aunts, uncles, and cousins; 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 | Specialist Henry Jarrett Mayfield Jr. 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 SPC Mayfield Jr. as an expression of | ||||||
10 | our deepest sympathy.
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