Full Text of SJR0034 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE 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 served in the Vietnam War; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Larry D. | 7 | | Claybrook was born on April 21, 1944 in Hillsboro; he was the | 8 | | son of the late Frank and Sarah Lucille (Hayes) Claybrook, the | 9 | | brother of Shiela Marie, Rita Evaughn, Paulette Janice, Teresa | 10 | | Joyce, Michael Allen, Bille May Wideman, Mary Alice (Norman | 11 | | Lee), Frank Joseph Claybrook, Beatrice McQuary, Terry Lee, and | 12 | | Patricia Ann; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook was a member of | 14 | | the St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro; he was a lifelong | 15 | | resident of Hillsboro and attended Hillsboro High School; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook was a member of | 17 | | the United States Marine Corps for a year, serving in the 1st | 18 | | Battalion, 4th Marines in Vietnam; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook gave his life | 20 | | defending America's freedom on January 27, 1967 from injuries | 21 | | sustained in a landmine explosion while on patrol duty in South |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly would | 3 | | like to dedicate Illinois Route 16 from its junction with | 4 | | Illinois Route 127 at School Street to its junction with | 5 | | Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro in honor of the sacrifice of | 6 | | Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook and all Vietnam veterans; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 8 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | 9 | | who have served our country and, in doing so, have gone above | 10 | | and beyond the call of duty to take part in truly heroic tasks; | 11 | | therefore, be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 14 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Illinois | 15 | | Route 16 from its junction with Illinois Route 127 at School | 16 | | Street to its junction with Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro as | 17 | | the Marine Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook Memorial Highway; | 18 | | and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 20 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 21 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 22 | | giving notice of the name of the Marine Lance Corporal Larry D. |
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| 1 | | Claybrook Memorial Highway; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | presented the family of Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook, the | 4 | | Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the | 5 | | Montgomery County Veterans Assistance Commission, and the City | 6 | | of Hillsboro.
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