SJ0065 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, The Gaultney brothers from LeRoy bravely served their country during World War II and gave the ultimate sacrifice; and

WHEREAS, Ralph Gaultney served in the U.S. Navy as a gunners mate, third class; he was assigned to the U.S.S. Arizona and was mortally wounded on December 7, 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor; he died on December 24, 1941 in the Navy Hospital at Pearl Harbor; and

WHEREAS, Leonard Gaultney also served in the U.S. Navy as a machinist's mate first class; he was assigned to the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Vincennes and died on August 9, 1942 when his ship was sunk during the naval battle of the Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal campaign; and

WHEREAS, David Gaultney served with the U.S. Marine Corps as a private first class; he was assigned to Company A, First Battalion, Third Division, Ninth Regiment and died on March 3, 1945 during the battle of Iwo Jima; 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 Interstate 74 as it travels through LeRoy as the "Gaultney Brothers 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 the "Gaultney Brothers Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of the is resolution be presented to the Gaultney family, the Mayor of LeRoy, and the Secretary of Transportation.