SJ0032 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and

WHEREAS, United States Army Private First Class Gary Wayne Price started his tour of duty in Vietnam on April 6, 1967; he was killed in action by small arms fire on May 6, 1967 while serving near Plieku in Vietnam as an Infantryman with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division; he was 19 years old; and

WHEREAS, Private Price was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Vietnam Service Medal with One Service Star, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal; and

WHEREAS, Private Price was laid to rest in Bunker Hill Cemetery; more than 1,200 people viewed his body as it lay in repose prior to his burial; and

WHEREAS, Private Price was born to Mr. and Mrs. Vern T. Price in Dorchester on July 28, 1947; he graduated from Gillespie High School in 1966; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of Route 16 from Stagecoach Road to Gillespie as "Pfc. Gary Wayne Price Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name "Pfc. Gary Wayne Price Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and the family of Private Price.