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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to truly great individuals who 
4have served our country and, in doing so, have made the 
5ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth was born on May 
728, 1982 in Mattoon, the oldest son of Robert and Kimberly 
8Pierson Southworth; he was raised and educated in Oakland and 
9graduated from Oakland High School in 2000; he later graduated 
10from Lakeland College and Eastern Illinois University, where 
11he was in the ROTC program; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth married Chrissy Lynn Royer 
13at the Oakland Christian Church on March 24, 2001; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth was part of the HHC 2/130 
15Infantry Division of the Illinois National Guard and a United 
16States Army Ranger; he lived his life by the motto "God, 
17Family, Country"; he was a member of the Oakland Christian 
18Church, a devoted husband, father, son, and brother, and loved 
19the National Guard, considering it his privilege to serve his 
20country; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth served the community of 
 
 
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1Oakland as a part-time police officer and befriended many; he 
2will always be remembered for his abilities on the baseball 
3field and for his general love of life; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth was killed while serving 
5his country in Helmand, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth was preceded in death by 
7his great-grandmother, Ettoil Coon; his paternal grandfather, 
8William Southworth; and his maternal grandfather, Robert 
9Pierson; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Lieutenant Southworth 
11was survived by his wife, Chrissy Southworth; his four 
12children, Logan, Owen, Carly, and Ally; his parents, Bob and 
13Kim Southworth; his brother, Michael Southworth and his 
14fiancée, Katie O'Connor; his sister, Nikki Bancroft and her 
15husband, Brian; his nephew, Preston Bancroft; his paternal 
16grandmother, Karen Watson; and his maternal grandparents, Gene 
17and Joan Hartke; therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
19HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
20SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of 
21Illinois 133 in Oakland as the "Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth 
22Memorial Highway"; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
2presented to the family of Lieutenant Southworth, the Mayor of 
3Oakland, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
4Transportation.