Bill Text: IL HJR0114 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the portion of Illinois Route 137 from Illinois Route 21 to Butterfield Road in Libertyville as the "Army SPC Wesley R. Wells Memorial Road".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HJR0114 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0114-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is important to remember and honor the service | ||||||
3 | of those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice in the defense of the | ||||||
4 | United States of America; and
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5 | WHEREAS, U.S. Army Specialist Wesley R. Wells was born in | ||||||
6 | Libertyville on October 24, 1982; he was a lifelong resident of | ||||||
7 | Libertyville and attended Libertyville High School; and
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8 | WHEREAS, After high school, SPC Wells enlisted in the | ||||||
9 | United
States Army; he was stationed at Schofield Barracks in | ||||||
10 | Honolulu, Hawaii; and
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11 | WHEREAS, In April of 2004, SPC Wells was deployed to | ||||||
12 | Afghanistan to
conduct combat operations with the 2nd | ||||||
13 | Battalion, 27th Infantry; and
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14 | WHEREAS, On September 20, 2004, SPC Wells was killed in | ||||||
15 | action in Paktika,
Afghanistan; and
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16 | WHEREAS, SPC Wells was extremely proud of his career and | ||||||
17 | accomplishments in the military; for his service, he was | ||||||
18 | awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart,
the Combat | ||||||
19 | Infantryman Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Army | ||||||
20 | Service Ribbons, the Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, and |
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1 | the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; therefore, be | ||||||
2 | it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | ||||||
6 | Illinois Route 137 from Illinois Route 21 to Butterfield Road | ||||||
7 | in Libertyville as the "Army SPC Wesley R. Wells Memorial | ||||||
8 | Road"; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
10 | is requested to erect at
suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
11 | State and federal regulations, appropriated plaques or signs
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12 | giving notice of the name "Army SPC Wesley R. Wells Memorial | ||||||
13 | Road"; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of SPC Wells and the Secretary of | ||||||
16 | Transportation.
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