Full Text of HJR0073 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is appropriate to remember the many sacrifices | 3 | | and contributions to the cause of freedom made by the | 4 | | outstanding men and women who served in the United States Armed | 5 | | Forces; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Stein was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Jay | 7 | | and Hazel (Fick) Stein on July 8, 1963; he married Barbara | 8 | | Nelson in Macomb on July 9, 1983; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Stein grew up in the Macomb area and | 10 | | moved away in 1983; he graduated from the Rochester Institute | 11 | | of Technology in 1985; he received his master's degree from the | 12 | | University of Maryland; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Stein was commissioned into the United | 14 | | States Army and transferred to the United States Air Force; | 15 | | during his military career, he flew 3,901 hours; he volunteered | 16 | | for the rescue mission he was flying when he was killed in | 17 | | Afghanistan on March 23, 2003; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, During his military career, Lt. Col. Stein | 19 | | received a Meritorious Service Medal, an Air Medal, an Aerial | 20 | | Achievement Medal, an Air Force Commendation Medal, an Army | 21 | | Commendation Medal, and an Army Achievement Medal; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Stein's passing has been deeply felt by | 2 | | many, especially his wife, Barbara Nelson Stein; his father, | 3 | | Jay W. Stein; his mother, Hazel Henry; his two sons, Doug and | 4 | | Tim Stein; his daughter, Erin Stein Jones; his sisters, Holly | 5 | | Stein, Navida (James McLaughlin) Stein, and April Stein; his | 6 | | six nieces; and his two nephews; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Stein was preceded in death by his | 8 | | grandparents; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 11 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Old | 12 | | Highway 136 from E. 950th St. to E. 750th St. between Macomb | 13 | | and Colchester as the "Lt. Col. John Stein Memorial Highway"; | 14 | | and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 16 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 17 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 18 | | giving notice of the name of "Lt. Col. John Stein Memorial | 19 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the Secretary of Transportation and the family of |
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