Bill Text: IL SR0077 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of CW3 Dallas G. Garza.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0077 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR0077-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of CW3 Dallas G. Garza, who passed away
November 12, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Dallas Garza was born in Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri to David and Belinda on September 19, 1986 and grew up
in Janesville, Wisconsin with his mother and two siblings;
moving to Fayetteville, North Carolina to live with his father
and his wife, David Garza Jr. and Maria De Jesus Garza, and two
siblings, he attended and graduated from Seventy-First Senior
High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Dallas Garza followed in his father's footsteps
and enlisted in the U.S. Army; his first duty station was in
Fort Bragg as a helicopter crew chief, where he was able to
complete his first airborne jump alongside his father during
his father's last airborne jump in the Army; his 2nd
assignment was in Hawaii at Wheeler and Schofield; he then
began to pursue becoming a Black Hawk pilot and was assigned to
Fort Rucker in 2010; when he graduated from Warrant Officer
School, he was presented with numerous awards; and
WHEREAS, Dallas Garza's first duty station as a pilot was
in Texas at Fort Hood, where he excelled and became a pilot in

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command and then an instructor; he returned to Hawaii, where
he progressed further to a senior instructor pilot and
instrument examiner; at the time of his death, he was serving
as part of a multinational peacekeeping mission in Egypt; and
WHEREAS, Dallas Garza knew how to live life to the fullest
as a father, son, brother, and friend; he would wear flamingos
with pride, singing his heart out in karaoke, and dress up
every chance he could, including dressing up as the hero
Superman, which is how he will be remembered by many; and
WHEREAS, Dallas Garza was preceded in death by a few
beloved family members and many of his fellow soldiers and
aviators; and
WHEREAS, Dallas Garza is survived by his children,
Viviana, Isabella, and Christopher Garza; his parents, David
Garza Jr., Maria De Jesus Garza, and Belinda Swinney; his
brothers, David D. Garza and Tommy Long; his sisters, Jesica
Garza, Aurora Long, and Sylvia Long; and his fellow brother
and sister soldiers and aviators; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
CW3 Dallas G. Garza and extend our sincere condolences to his
family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it

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further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copies of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dallas Garza as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.