Bill Text: IL SR1054 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of United States Army Private First Class Andrew N. Meari of Plainfield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-12-02 - Resolution Adopted [SR1054 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR1054-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 Private First Class | ||||||
| 4 | Andrew N. Meari of Plainfield, who was killed in action on | ||||||
| 5 | November 1, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Andrew Meari was born on September 14, 1989 in | ||||||
| 7 | Chicago; he was the son of Denise Meehan and Mahmoud Meari; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari attended Drauden Point Middle | ||||||
| 9 | School and Plainfield South High School; he subsequently | ||||||
| 10 | graduated early from Port Washington High School in Wisconsin; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari joined the U.S. Army in October | ||||||
| 13 | of 2008; he served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd | ||||||
| 14 | Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne | ||||||
| 15 | Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari was awarded the National Defense | ||||||
| 17 | Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War | ||||||
| 18 | on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the | ||||||
| 19 | Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Combat Infantry Badge in | ||||||
| 20 | recognition of his service; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari is survived by his mother, Denise | ||||||
| 2 | (Gerald) Meehan; his father, Mahmoud (Aisha) Meari; his | ||||||
| 3 | brothers, Ethan and Andrew; his sister, Jenna; his grandmother, | ||||||
| 4 | Vivienne Williams; his uncle, Todd (Stacie) Williams; and his | ||||||
| 5 | many cousins and friends; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, PFC Andrew Meari will be remembered by all who | ||||||
| 7 | knew and loved him as an outgoing, intelligent, and passionate | ||||||
| 8 | young man, whose dedication to his country and his family was | ||||||
| 9 | unmatched; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 12 | his family and friends, the passing of United States Army | ||||||
| 13 | Private First Class Andrew N. Meari; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of PFC Andrew Meari as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 16 | sympathy.
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