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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, Cpl. Lester H. Leopold was born in Wilmington on 
7August 26, 1948, and he was a 1966 graduate
of the Will County 
8School System; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold went on to serve in the U.S. Army 
10with the 1st Cavalry Division; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold began a tour of duty in South 
12Vietnam on July 21, 1969; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold was killed in action in the Tay Ninh 
14Province of South
Vietnam on September 6, 1969; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Cpl. Leopold was 
16survived by his mother and two siblings; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 
19REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the West 
 
 
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1Baltimore Street Bridge over the Kankakee River just west of 
2North Water Street in Wilmington as the "Cpl. Lester H. 
3Leopold Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
5is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with 
6State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
7giving notice of the name the
"Cpl. Lester H. Leopold Memorial 
8Bridge"; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of Cpl. Leopold,
the Mayor of 
11Wilmington, and the Secretary of Transportation.