HJR0033 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly recognizes the sacrifice of U.S. Army Specialist | ||||||
| 4 | Anthony "Tony" William Gilman and his love for his country; | ||||||
| 5 | and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gilman, son of Fred and Mary Gilman, was | ||||||
| 7 | born in Jerseyville on January 22, 1976; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gilman grew up in Calhoun County, | ||||||
| 9 | graduating from Calhoun High School in 1994; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gilman enjoyed hunting and fishing | ||||||
| 11 | throughout Calhoun and Pike County; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gilman decided to enlist in the U.S. Army | ||||||
| 13 | in 1997, making it to the rank of specialist; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gilman lost his life on July 4, 1999, | ||||||
| 15 | becoming the first American casualty during the peacekeeping | ||||||
| 16 | mission in Kosovo; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, The County of Calhoun is honoring the life and | ||||||
| 18 | sacrifice of Anthony Gilman on Memorial Day 2025; therefore, | ||||||
| 19 | be it | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 3 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 96 | ||||||
| 4 | from Mozier to the Pike County line as "Army Specialist | ||||||
| 5 | Anthony William Gilman Highway"; and be it further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 7 | is requested to erect, at suitable location consistent with | ||||||
| 8 | State and Federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 9 | giving notice of the name of the "Army Specialist Anthony | ||||||
| 10 | William Gilman Highway; and be it further | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Army Specialist Anthony Gilman, the | ||||||
| 13 | County Board of Calhoun, and the Secretary of Transportation. | ||||||
