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Full Text of HJR0072  93rd General Assembly

HJ0072 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Private Jonathan L. Gifford of Decatur was killed
3 in action while serving with the United States Marine Corps in
4 Iraq on March 23, 2003; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Jonathan L. Gifford graduated from Stephen
6 Decatur High School in 1991 and joined the Marines in 2001; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Pvt. Gifford was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
8 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp
9 Lejeune, N.C.; he was killed in combat while his unit worked to
10 secure bridges on the outskirts of Nasiriyah, Iraq; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Pvt. Gifford was listed as missing until April 14,
12 2003, when the Department of Defense announced that his remains
13 had been identified; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Pvt. Gifford was 30 years old at the time of his
15 death and was survived by his daughter, Lexie; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Pvt. Gifford's mother, Vicky Langley, said "I'm
17 very proud of him" for his willingness to fight for the Iraqi
18 people; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Illinois Business Route 51 runs through Decatur;
20 therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
23 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the portion of Illinois Business
24 Route 51 that runs through Decatur be named the Jonathan L.
25 Gifford Memorial Highway; and be it further
 
26     RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
27 is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with

 

 

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1 State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
2 giving notice of the name; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
4 presented to Lexie Gifford and Vicky Langley and be delivered
5 to the Mayor of Decatur and the Illinois Secretary of
6 Transportation.