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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to truly great individuals who 
4have served our country and, in doing so, have made the 
5ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sergeant Timothy D. Sayne, the son of Mary 
7"Kathy" Even Sayne and Robert Sayne, was born in Henderson, 
8Kentucky on November 28, 1979; he graduated from Effingham 
9High School; he married Thania Agustin in Reno, Nevada on 
10October 17, 2009; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Sgt. Sayne began serving in the United States 
12Army in 2008; he was stationed in Alaska, and he was assigned 
13to B Troop, 5-1 Calvary, 1/25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team 
14(SBCT), 25th Infantry Division; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Sgt. Sayne was killed in action during an 
16insurgent attack in Shah Wali Kot, Kandahar Province, 
17Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom on September 18, 
182011; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Sgt. Sayne was the father of Timothy Kalvin and 
20the brother of Cory (Jamie) Sayne, Joey (Desiree) Sayne, and 
21Paige (George) Huntington; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Sgt. Sayne was known as a devoted father who was 
2proud to serve his country; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 
5REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the 
6Fayette Avenue Interstates 57 and 70 Overpass in Effingham as 
7the "Sgt. Timothy Sayne Memorial Overpass"; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
9is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
10State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
11giving notice of the name "Sgt. Timothy Sayne Memorial 
12Overpass"; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
14presented to the family of Sgt. Sayne and the Secretary of the 
15Illinois Department of Transportation.