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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
4who have 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 was a 1966 graduate of the Will County
8School System; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold went on to serve his country in the
10U.S. Army with the 1st Cavalry Division; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold began a tour of duty in South Vietnam
12on 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, Cpl. Leopold was survived by his mother and two
16siblings; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
19CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the West Baltimore Street

 

 

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1Bridge over the Kankakee River just west of North Water Street
2in Wilmington as the "Cpl. Lester H. Leopold Memorial Bridge";
3and 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.