HJ0041 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HJ0041 LRB104 13960 ECR 26900 r

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly find it fitting to pay respect and honor to Michael Kent Fultz and David Roy Mann, ages 20 and 21 respectively, for the sacrifice they made for our great nation when they died during the Vietnam War in 1969; and

WHEREAS, Michael Fultz, the son of Robert and Mabel Shahan Fultz, was born on December 20, 1948; he attended United Methodist Church and Earlville schools; he enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 1968, and he was deployed to Vietnam in December of that year; in May 1969, his parents received word that their son, who had reached the rank of specialist, was missing in action; the next day, they further received communication that his body had been found and identified; he had been wounded in action earlier that year; and

WHEREAS, David Roy Mann was born to Oren and Maxine Eggers Man in Mendota on September 30, 1948; he graduated from Mendota High School in 1967; he married Phillis Skaggs, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Skaggs of Earlville; before his enlistment, he worked in the menswear department of Carr's in LaSalle; he went through basic training at Fort Johnson, formerly known as Fort Polk, in Louisiana, and he trained at Fort Gregg-Adams, formerly known as Fort Lee, Virginia; he was deployed to Vietnam on April 19, 1969, and he was killed during an enemy rocket attack while stationed as a clerk typist on May 28, 1969; and

WHEREAS, Michael Fultz and David Roy Mann were young men who served our country and who were tragically killed in the line of duty; they made the ultimate sacrifice for our great nation, and it is imperative that the State of Illinois honors this sacrifice along with their families, communities, and companions; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of Illinois US Route 34 from 12th Road to 14th Road as the Michael Kent Fultz and David Roy Mann 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 "Michael Kent Fultz and David Roy Mann Memorial Highway; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the families of Michael Kent Fultz and David Roy Mann and the Secretary of Transportation.