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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Marine Cpl. Kevin M. Clarke, of Tinley Park, was |
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| killed in action by small-arms fire in Qaim, in western Iraq |
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| near the Syrian border, on February 19, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, |
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| where he spent last summer before returning to Iraq for his |
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| second deployment as a rifle team leader with the 1st |
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| Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment; he was scheduled to return home |
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| in March 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a 2002 Andrew High School graduate who will |
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| be remembered by his many friends as a strong, talented athlete |
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| with a big, warm personality; he was a good student who was |
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| kind to everybody and an inspiration to everyone; he |
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| distinguished himself early on as a leader; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin joined the Marine Corps shortly after |
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| graduation, but as far back as junior high, he listed "Navy |
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| Seal" in his yearbook as what he wanted to be when he grew up; |
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| he never had a single doubt about their mission and believed |
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| they were helping to free the people of Iraq; and
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| WHEREAS, Kevin is survived by his father and mother, Philip |
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| and Catherine Clarke, and his sisters, Cynthia and Kathryn; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that together with his |
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| family, friends, fellow members of the United States armed |
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| forces, and the citizens of this State and this great nation, |
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| we mourn the passing of Marine Cpl. Kevin M. Clarke and we |
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| extend to his family our sincerest condolences; and be it |
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| further
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