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

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
2is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
3State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
4giving notice of the name the "Sgt. Dan G. Feezell Memorial
5Bridge"; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Sgt. Feezell, the Mayor of
8Wilmington, and the Secretary of Transportation.