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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 individuals who have | ||||||
| 4 | given their lives in service to their country; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Jonathan Kyle Price of Woodlawn | ||||||
| 6 | was killed in action on January 13, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq as a | ||||||
| 7 | result of enemy small arms fire while standing on guard duty; | ||||||
| 8 | and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Price honorably enlisted in the | ||||||
| 10 | United States Marine Corps shortly after graduating from high | ||||||
| 11 | school, answering the call to serve and defend the freedoms | ||||||
| 12 | enjoyed by all Americans; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Prior to his military service, Lance Corporal | ||||||
| 14 | Price was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America and | ||||||
| 15 | achieved the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, reflecting his | ||||||
| 16 | leadership, dedication, and commitment to service; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Price was dedicated to his faith | ||||||
| 18 | which guided his life and actions; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Price made the ultimate sacrifice | ||||||
| 20 | in defense of his nation at just 19 years of age, demonstrating | ||||||
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| 1 | extraordinary courage, honor, and selflessness; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Price was eagerly anticipating his | ||||||
| 3 | return home, where he was to be married to his fiancee, Brea, | ||||||
| 4 | and welcome the birth of their first child, Madi; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, The loss of Lance Corporal Price is deeply felt | ||||||
| 6 | by his family, friends, the entire community of Woodlawn, and | ||||||
| 7 | the people of the State of Illinois; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, It is appropriate for the State of Illinois to | ||||||
| 9 | honor the memory of Lance Corporal Price and recognize his | ||||||
| 10 | sacrifice by designating a portion of highway in his name; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 14 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the stretch of | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Route 15 between Woodlawn and Mount Vernon as the | ||||||
| 16 | "Lance Corporal Jonathan Kyle Price Memorial Highway"; and be | ||||||
| 17 | it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 19 | is requested to erect and maintain appropriate signs | ||||||
| 20 | displaying the name "Lance Corporal Jonathan Kyle Price | ||||||
| 21 | Memorial Highway" along this designated route; and be it | ||||||
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| 1 | further | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of Lance Corporal Price and the | ||||||
| 4 | Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation. | ||||||