Full Text of HJR0053 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is appropriate for us to remember the many | 3 | | sacrifices and contributions to the cause of freedom made by | 4 | | the outstanding men and women who serve in combat and give the | 5 | | ultimate sacrifice; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Jordan | 7 | | B. Emrick of Hoyleton was killed in action defending America's | 8 | | freedom in Afghanistan on November 5, 2010; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick was born on December | 10 | | 19, 1983 in Centralia to Terry and Doris (nee Seeger) Emrick; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick graduated from | 13 | | Nashville High School in 2002; he attended Trinity Lutheran | 14 | | Church and was an avid skydiver and enjoyed sailing; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick served in the United | 16 | | States Marine Corps with the 1st Explosives Ordinance Disposal | 17 | | Company, a unit based in Camp Pendleton, California, that is | 18 | | currently serving in Afghanistan; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick was a highly | 20 | | decorated Marine who enlisted shortly after the September 11th |
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| 1 | | attacks; he had previously served one deployment in the Persian | 2 | | Gulf and 2 deployments in Iraq; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick is survived by his | 4 | | parents, Terry and Doris; his brother; Brandon (Kimberly) | 5 | | Emrick; his sisters, Christi (Ryan) Payne and Brittany | 6 | | (Anthony) Aussieker; his grandmother, Edith Seeger; and his | 7 | | many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick will be remembered by | 9 | | all who knew and loved him for his selfless dedication to his | 10 | | Marine brethren by volunteering for ordinance disposal duty; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick's patriotism and | 13 | | courage will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his | 14 | | fellow soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that we pay honor and respect | 16 | | to the truly great individuals who have served our country, | 17 | | and, in doing so, have gone above and beyond the call of duty | 18 | | to take part in truly heroic tasks; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 21 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 177 |
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| 1 | | between Hoyleton and New Minden the "SSgt. Jordan Emrick | 2 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 4 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 5 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 6 | | giving notice of the name of the "SSgt. Jordan Emrick Memorial | 7 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick and to | 10 | | the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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