Full Text of HJR0034 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | 4 | | who have served our State and, in doing so, have made the | 5 | | ultimate sacrifice for our safety; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Bruce A. Williams was born to Melvin and | 7 | | Etherlyn Williams in St. Elmo on May 29, 1961, the youngest of | 8 | | three children; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Williams graduated from St Elmo High School | 10 | | in 1979 and was a dedicated athlete, participating in | 11 | | football, basketball, and track; he was in the National Honor | 12 | | Society and the Industrial Art Club; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Williams met his wife, Kathy, while stationed | 14 | | in Pensacola, Florida and was the father of four children, | 15 | | Keith, Wyatt, Kelsey, and Logan; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In addition to serving in the U.S. Navy in | 17 | | Pensacola and China Lake, Lt. Williams served in the Persian | 18 | | Gulf during Operation Desert Storm as assistant to the | 19 | | commander of Mideast forces; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Williams, Lt. Daniel F. Mondon, AET-3 Agustin |
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| 1 | | Benitez-Rodriguez, AMS3 Michael S. Monaghan, and ADAN Dalyn | 2 | | Wyatt lost their lives when their SAR HH-1N Huey struck a wire | 3 | | and crashed in California's Sequoia National Forest on | 4 | | February 18, 1998; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Lt. Williams was | 6 | | survived by his parents, his wife, four children, his sister, | 7 | | Kay Roach, and his brother, David Williams; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, A memorial service for Lt. Williams and the four | 9 | | other service members killed was held in the All Faith Chapel | 10 | | at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 13 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | 14 | | U.S. Route 40 from its intersection with Illinois Route 128 | 15 | | south to its intersection with North 1800 Street (Avena Road) | 16 | | as the "Lt. Bruce A. Williams Memorial Highway"; and be it | 17 | | further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 19 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 20 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 21 | | giving notice of the name of the "Lt. Bruce A. Williams | 22 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Lt. Williams, the City of St. Elmo, | 3 | | and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 4 | | Transportation.
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