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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Stephen L. Welsh, formerly of Liberty, is retiring |
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| after 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy on April 29, 2005; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on July 4, 1964, in Quincy to Leon and |
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| Mary Lou (Campbell) Welsh, raised on a farm near Liberty, and |
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| attended Liberty High School; he married Dionne Kristine Welsh |
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| on March 18, 2000, in Virginia Beach, Virginia; they were |
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| blessed with their first child, Cora Elizabeth, on April 24, |
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| 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Welsh enlisted as a seaman on April 24, 1985; |
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| throughout the years, he has served at Great Lakes, Illinois; |
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| San Diego, California; Sigonella Sicily; Norfolk, Virginia; |
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| and most recently at Hampton Roads; he served on the USS |
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| Copeland, the USS Kidd, and the USS Vella Gulf; he is retiring |
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| as an Information Systems Technician first class, specializing |
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| in surface warfare; one of his most proud moments in the |
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| military was when he made first class the week before he was |
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| married; he was also proud when he was awarded his ESWS pin; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, His battle group was set to deploy for six months |
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| on September 19, 2001, but they immediately left on September |
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| 11, 2001, to provide air defense to the USS George Washington |
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| on the coast of New York; the ship returned a few days later |
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| and had a week to prepare for deployment; and
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| WHEREAS, His family and friends are extremely proud of him |
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| and his service as part of Operation Enduring Freedom; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |