Full Text of HJR0066 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our | 4 | | country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for | 5 | | our nation; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher was born in Elk | 7 | | Grove Village to Janet R. and Dan C. Maher on March 19, 1985; | 8 | | as a child, he was a member of Cub Scouts Pack 72 Wildwood, Boy | 9 | | Scout Troop 71 Gurnee, and St. Paul The Apostle Catholic | 10 | | Church in Gurnee, where he served as an altar boy; he enjoyed | 11 | | sports of all types and caddied for Michael Jordan and Scottie | 12 | | Pippen; he was named Athlete of the Year in 8th grade at | 13 | | Woodland Elementary School, where he has a scholarship in his | 14 | | name; he graduated Warren Township High School in 2003, and | 15 | | his football jersey has since been retired in his honor; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher enlisted in the United States Marines | 17 | | in August of 2003, one week after his 18th birthday, despite | 18 | | having a football scholarship and a full ride to Southern | 19 | | Illinois University; he completed basic training in San Diego, | 20 | | California and was assigned to Weapons Company 1st Battalion | 21 | | 3rd Marines 31st MEU 1st Marine Division Kaneohe Bay Hawaii; | 22 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was killed in action on February 2, | 2 | | 2005 in the town of Hit, Iraq as he came under small arms fire | 3 | | while responding to a helicopter crash; he had taken another | 4 | | marine's watch that morning to let his fellow soldier sleep in | 5 | | on his birthday; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was awarded numerous citations for his | 7 | | service, including the Marine Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, the | 8 | | National Defense Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps | 9 | | Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, | 10 | | the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Armed | 11 | | Forces Expeditionary Medal; posthumously, he received the AIA | 12 | | Hawaii Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, and the Navy and | 13 | | Marine Corps Achievement Medal; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was named an honorary member of Lake | 15 | | Villa VFW Post 4308; therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 18 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S. Route 45 from | 19 | | Belvidere Road (Illinois 120) in Grayslake north to Washington | 20 | | Street as the "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher | 21 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| 1 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 2 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 3 | | giving notice of the name "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal | 4 | | Sean P. Maher Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of LCpl Maher, Lake Villa VFW Post | 7 | | 4308, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 8 | | Transportation. |
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