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HOUSE 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 State and, in doing so, have made the
5ultimate sacrifice for our safety; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Lt. Bruce A. Williams was born to Melvin and
7Etherlyn Williams in St. Elmo on May 29, 1961, the youngest of
8three children; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Lt. Williams graduated from St Elmo High School
10in 1979 and was an avid athlete, participating in football,
11basketball, and track; he was in the National Honor Society
12and the Industrial Art Club; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Lt. Williams met his wife, Kathy, while stationed
14in Pensacola, Florida and was the father of four children,
15Keith, Wyatt, Kelsey, and Logan; and
 
16    WHEREAS, In addition to serving in the U.S. Navy in
17Pensacola and China Lake, Lt. Williams served in the Persian
18Gulf during Operation Desert Storm as assistant to the
19commander of Mideast forces; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Lt. Williams, Lt. Daniel F. Mondon, AET-3 Agustin

 

 

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1Benitez-Rodriguez, AMS3 Michael S. Monaghan, and ADAN Dalyn
2Wyatt lost their lives when their SAR HH-1N Huey struck a wire
3and crashed in California's Sequoia National Forest on
4February 18, 1998; and
 
5    WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Lt. Williams was
6survived by his parents, his wife, four children, his sister,
7Kay Roach, and his brother, David Williams; and
 
8    WHEREAS, A memorial service for Lt. Williams and the four
9other service members killed was held in the All Faith Chapel
10at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
12HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
13SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of
14U.S. Route 40 from its intersection with Illinois Route 128
15south to its intersection with North 1800 Street (Avena Road)
16as the "Lt. Bruce A. Williams Memorial Highway"; and be it
17further
 
18    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
19is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
20State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
21giving notice of the name of the "Lt. Bruce A. Williams
22Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Lt. Williams, the City of St. Elmo,
3and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
4Transportation.