Bill Text: IL SJR0001 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the US 20 bridge over Illinois Route 31 as the Sergeant Marcos Leonardo Gudino Memorial Bridge.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-01 - Adopted Both Houses [SJR0001 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SJR0001-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given | ||||||
| 4 | their lives in service to their communities; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Marcos Leonardo Gudino was born in Elgin | ||||||
| 6 | to Frank and Minerva Gudino on January 26, 1988; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Gudino graduated from St. Edward High | ||||||
| 8 | school in 2006 and then attended Elgin Community College; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Gudino enlisted in August 2010 and served | ||||||
| 10 | in the Illinois Army National Guard as a medic; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Gudino was assigned to the Headquarters | ||||||
| 12 | Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment based at | ||||||
| 13 | General Richard L. Jones Armory in Chicago; he earned the Army | ||||||
| 14 | Service Ribbon and the National Defense Service Medal; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, On March 25, 2018, Sergeant Gudino passed away | ||||||
| 16 | from injuries sustained when his military ambulance crashed as | ||||||
| 17 | he was returning home from a weekend training; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Gudino also worked at McGrath Auto Sales | ||||||
| 19 | in St. Charles and was recently offered a position as a police | ||||||
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| 1 | officer for the Village of Streamwood; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Gudino was a member of St. Laurence | ||||||
| 3 | Catholic Church in Elgin; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Gudino was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 5 | grandmother, Josefa Gudino; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sergeant Gudino is survived by his parents; his | ||||||
| 7 | siblings, Troy Gudino and Mikel Palm; and his many aunts, | ||||||
| 8 | uncles, nieces, nephews, family, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
| 11 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the US 20 bridge over | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Route 31 as the "Sergeant Marcos Leonardo Gudino | ||||||
| 13 | Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 15 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 16 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 17 | giving notice of the name "Sergeant Marcos Leonardo Gudino | ||||||
| 18 | Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Sergeant Gudino and the Secretary of | ||||||
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| 1 | Transportation.
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