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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is appropriate for us to remember the many
3sacrifices and contributions to the cause of freedom made by
4the outstanding men and women who served in the Vietnam War;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Larry D.
7Claybrook was born on April 21, 1944 in Hillsboro; he was the
8son of the late Frank and Sarah Lucille (Hayes) Claybrook, the
9brother of Shiela Marie, Rita Evaughn, Paulette Janice, Teresa
10Joyce, Michael Allen, Bille May Wideman, Mary Alice (Norman
11Lee), Frank Joseph Claybrook, Beatrice McQuary, Terry Lee, and
12Patricia Ann; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook was a member of
14the St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro; he was a lifelong
15resident of Hillsboro and attended Hillsboro High School; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook was a member of
17the United States Marine Corps for a year, serving in the 1st
18Battalion, 4th Marines in Vietnam; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook gave his life
20defending America's freedom on January 27, 1967 from injuries
21sustained in a landmine explosion while on patrol duty in South

 

 

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1Vietnam; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly would
3like to dedicate Illinois Route 16 from its junction with
4Illinois Route 127 at School Street to its junction with
5Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro in honor of the sacrifice of
6Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook and all Vietnam veterans; and
 
7    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
8Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
9who have served our country and, in doing so, have gone above
10and beyond the call of duty to take part in truly heroic tasks;
11therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
14SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 16
15from its junction with Illinois Route 127 at School Street to
16its junction with Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro as the Marine
17Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook Memorial Highway; and be it
18further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
20is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
21State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
22giving notice of the name of the Marine Lance Corporal Larry D.

 

 

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1Claybrook Memorial Highway; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
3presented the family of Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook, the
4Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the
5Montgomery County Veterans Assistance Commission, and the City
6of Hillsboro.