HJ0044 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, United States Army PFC Wyatt Dale Eisenhauer gave his life in Said of Abdullah (Southern Baghdad), Iraq, in the service of his country on May 19, 2005, while serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division; and

WHEREAS, PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer joined the U.S. Army in 2004, following in the footsteps of his father, Fred Eisenhauer, and his grandfather, Fred "Fritz" Eisenhauer; he completed his basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, when his unit deployed to Iraq; and

WHEREAS, PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer was born in Pinckneyville on June 14, 1978; he was the son of Fred and Gay Eisenhauer and the brother of Rebecca, Hannah, and Leah; and

WHEREAS, PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer was survived by his parents, Fred and Gay Eisenhauer; his sister, Rebecca Anderson and her husband, Willie Anderson; his nieces, Alexis and Caitlyn Anderson; his nephew and namesake, Jacob William Dale Anderson; his sisters, Hannah and Leah Eisenhauer; his grandmother, Catherine Eisenhauer; his great-grandmothers, Ruth Huffstutler and Mildred Farthing; his aunts and uncles, Larry and Sherry Goldman, Todd and Susan Farthing, Tim and Carla Hankla, Darrell and Sharon Eisenhauer, Ross and Linda Eisenhauer, and Bill and Mary Lou Ozburn; and his many cousins and friends; and

WHEREAS, This fallen soldier deserves to be remembered by the State of Illinois for his service to this country; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of Illinois Route 127 from the intersection of Illinois Route 127 and Illinois Route 152 to the north Pinckneyville city limits on Illinois Route 127 as the PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer Memorial Highway; and be it further

RESOLVED, The Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name of the "PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation and the family of PFC Wyatt Dale Eisenhauer.