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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of United States Army Sergeant Dean Russell 
4Shaffer, who passed away on April 19, 2012, in Helmand 
5Province, Afghanistan; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, He was assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th 
7Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade; he was born 
8March 21, 1989, in Fort Myers, Florida, to Dean Randolph and 
9Susan Marie (Rasbeck) Shaffer; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, He was a 2007 graduate of Pekin Community High 
11School, where he participated in the JROTC program and 
12graduated with the rank of cadet sergeant major; he was a 
13member of the JROTC Honor Guard, Color Guard, Drill Team, 
14Physical Fitness Team, Academic Team, and Orienteering Team; he 
15was the recipient of the first PCHS JROTC Career and Technical 
16Education Award; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, During his high school years, he worked at Steak 
18'n Shake in Pekin for several years; he enjoyed playing video 
19games and paintballing; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS,  Sergeant Shaffer has been posthumously awarded 
21the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and the Combat Aviation Badge; 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his grandfather, John 
3Rasbeck; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, United States Army Sergeant Dean Russell Shaffer 
5is survived by his mother, Susan Shaffer; his father and 
6stepmother, Dean "Randy" and Jolyn Shaffer; his sister, 
7Jennifer Davis; his niece, Emily Davis; his nephew, Mason 
8Davis; and his grandparents, Mary Rasbeck, Denton Shaffer, and 
9Sherry and Mark Taylor; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
12his family and friends, the passing of United States Army 
13Sergeant Dean Russell Shaffer; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That we honor the memory of United States Army 
15Sergeant Dean Russell Shaffer and his willingness to serve his 
16country, which led to him making the ultimate sacrifice; and be 
17it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the family of United States Army Sergeant Dean 
20Russell Shaffer as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.