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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, George E. Sangmeister served with distinction as a 
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justice of the peace, county magistrate,  State's Attorney, 
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member of the Illinois House of Representatives, member of the 
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Illinois Senate, and U.S. Congressman; and

 
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    WHEREAS,  George E. Sangmeister served in the U.S. Army 
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between 1951 and 1953 in the Korean War; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Through George E. Sangmeister's efforts, Will 
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County became home to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, George E. Sangmeister passed away on October 7, 
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2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Because of George E. Sangmeister's many years of 
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public service to his community, State, and country, it is 
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appropriate to honor him for such service; therefore, be it




 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
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CONCURRING HEREIN, that Route 53 from I-80 south to Hoff Road 
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be designated as the George E. Sangmeister Memorial Highway; 
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and be it further

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
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be requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with 
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State and federal regulations, an appropriate plaque or signs 
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giving notice of the name; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of George E. Sangmeister and the 
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Illinois Secretary of Transportation.