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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 have served our country and, in doing so, have made the
5ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sgt. Dan G. Feezell was born in Wilmington on
7March 10, 1948; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Sgt. Feezell bravely served his country in the
9U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne Division; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Sgt. Feezell began a tour of duty in South Vietnam
11on May 3, 1969; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sgt. Feezell was killed in action in the Quang Tri
13Province of South Vietnam on August 12, 1970; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
15ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
16CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the West Baltimore Street
17Bridge over Forked Creek in Wilmington as the "Sgt. Dan G.
18Feezell Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation

 

 

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1is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
2State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
3giving notice of the name the "Sgt. Dan G. Feezell Memorial
4Bridge"; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Sgt. Feezell, the Mayor of
7Wilmington, and the Secretary of Transportation.