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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great
individuals 
4who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the 
5ultimate sacrifice for our
nation; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Cpl. Lester H. Leopold was born in Wilmington on 
7August 26, 1948 and was a 1966 graduate
of the Will County 
8School System; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold went on to serve his country in the 
10U.S. Army with the 1st Cavalry Division; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold began a tour of duty in South Vietnam 
12on July 21, 1969; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold was killed in action in the Tay Ninh 
14Province of South
Vietnam on September 6, 1969; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold was survived by his mother and two 
16siblings; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
18ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
19CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the West Baltimore Street 
 
 
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1Bridge over the Kankakee River just west of North Water Street 
2in Wilmington as the "Cpl. Lester H. Leopold Memorial Bridge"; 
3and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
5is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with 
6State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
7giving notice of the name the
"Cpl. Lester H. Leopold Memorial 
8Bridge"; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of Cpl. Leopold,
the Mayor of 
11Wilmington, and the Secretary of Transportation.