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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are 
3honored to pay tribute to those who have given their lives to 
4protect and serve the citizens of this great nation; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Specialist Charles Lamb was born in Paris to Tom 
6J. and Shelly K. Robison Lamb on January 12, 1981; he married 
7Erin E. Parbs in Marshall on November 21, 2003; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Spc. Lamb graduated from Casey-Westfield High 
9School in 1999 and was a 2001 graduate of the Universal 
10Technical Institute of Glendale Heights; he was an auto 
11mechanic for Goodwin's Body Shop in Martinsville; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Spc. Lamb was a specialist E-4 with the 
13Paris-based 1544th Illinois Army National Guard Transportation 
14Unit; he was called to active duty in November of 2003 and was 
15killed on September 5, 2004 during a mortar attack on a 
16logistical base southwest of Baghdad; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Spc. Lamb enjoyed fishing, four-wheeler riding, 
18motorbike riding, working in the garage, and, most of all, 
19spending time with his family and friends; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, The passing of Spc.  Lamb has been deeply felt by 
 
 
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1many, especially his wife, Erin; his parents, Tom and Shelly 
2Lamb; his sister, Jennifer Lamb; his mother-in-law, Irene 
3Parbs; his sister-in-law, Kristin Parbs; his brother-in-law, 
4Warren Parbs; his nieces, Ambrosia, Boston, and Macy Roberts; 
5his paternal grandparents, Robert and Carolyn Beard Lamb; his 
6maternal grandmother, Mary Robison; and his aunts, uncles, and 
7cousins; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Spc. Lamb will be remembered by many as a heroic 
9young man, deserving of honor; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
11HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
12SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 40 
13as it runs through Casey as the "Army Specialist Charles Lamb 
14Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
16is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with 
17State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
18giving notice of the name "Army Specialist Charles Lamb 
19Memorial Highway"; and be it further
  
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
21presented to the family of Spc. Lamb, the Mayor of the City of 
22Casey, and the Secretary of Transportation.