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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS,  It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals 
4who served our country and in doing so have gone above and 
5beyond the call of duty to take part in truly heroic tasks; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Alec 
7Catherwood was born May 6, 1991 in Heilbronn, Germany; his 
8parents were Kirk and Gretchen Catherwood; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Alec Catherwood was a 2009 graduate of 
10Byron High School and a member of the Future Farmers of America 
11as a sentry; he was also a Boy Scout and had a black belt in Tae 
12Kwon Do; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Alec Catherwood enjoyed athletics, 
14four-wheeling, mudding in his truck, shooting his shotgun, and 
15spending time with his family, his fiancee, and his friends; 
16and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Alec Catherwood was assigned to the 3rd 
18Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division of the I 
19Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Pendleton, California; he 
20passed away on October 14, 2010 while conducting combat 
21operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Alec Catherwood earned many personal 
2service awards, including the Purple Heart, Combat Action 
3Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism 
4Service Medal, and Korean Defense Service Medal; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Alec Catherwood is survived by his 
6parents; his sister, Mikaela (Lance Cpl. Matthew, USMC) 
7Montgomery; his fiancee, Hailey Patrick; his maternal 
8grandparents, Donald and Mary Ernst; and many aunts, uncles, 
9and cousins; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
12CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Illinois 
13Route 72 from the south side of the bridge in Byron to the 
14Ogle/DeKalb County line as Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood 
15Memorial Road in honor of Lance Corporal Alec Catherwood and 
16his service to our nation; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
18is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
19State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
20giving notice of the name of Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood 
21Memorial Road; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
2delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
3Transportation and the family of Lance Cpl. Alec Catherwood.