Full Text of SJR0065 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE 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 country and, in doing so, have made the | 5 | | ultimate sacrifice for our
nation; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Gaultney brothers from LeRoy bravely served | 7 | | their country during World War II and gave
the ultimate | 8 | | sacrifice; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ralph Gaultney served in the U.S. Navy as a | 10 | | gunners mate, third class; he was assigned to the
U.S.S. | 11 | | Arizona and was mortally wounded on December 7, 1941 during the | 12 | | attack on Pearl Harbor; he died on December 24, 1941 in the | 13 | | Navy Hospital at Pearl Harbor; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Leonard Gaultney also served in the U.S. Navy as a | 15 | | machinist's mate first class; he was
assigned to the heavy | 16 | | cruiser U.S.S. Vincennes and died on August 9, 1942 when his | 17 | | ship was sunk
during the naval battle of the Solomon Islands, | 18 | | Guadalcanal campaign; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, David Gaultney served with the U.S. Marine Corps | 20 | | as a private first class; he was assigned
to Company A, First | 21 | | Battalion, Third Division, Ninth Regiment and died on March 3, |
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battle of Iwo Jima; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 4 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Interstate 74 as it | 5 | | travels
through LeRoy as the "Gaultney Brothers Memorial | 6 | | Highway"; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 8 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with | 9 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 10 | | giving notice of the name the
"Gaultney Brothers Memorial | 11 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of the is resolution be | 13 | | presented to the Gaultney family, the Mayor of
LeRoy, and the | 14 | | Secretary of Transportation.
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