Full Text of HJR0074 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who gave their | 4 | | lives in the line of duty; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Joshua Melton was born on October | 6 | | 8, 1982 in Breese; his parents were Michael Melton and Debbie | 7 | | Brown; he married Larissa Melton on July 22, 2006 at St. | 8 | | Boniface Church in Germantown; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton served his country with pride | 10 | | and distinction as a member of the Illinois Army National | 11 | | Guard, joining a year before his graduation from Central | 12 | | Community High School in Breese; he was on his second | 13 | | deployment after serving in Iraq from December of 2004 to March | 14 | | of 2006; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton enjoyed spending time with his | 16 | | family and friends, especially his daughter, Aubrey; he enjoyed | 17 | | remote controlled cars and making everyone laugh; he was also | 18 | | an avid hunter and fisherman; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton was a member of Carlyle Veterans | 20 | | of Foreign Wars Post 3523; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton was preceded in death by his | 2 | | grandparents, Clarice and Bill Reddick; his grandfather, Jenks | 3 | | Edward Warren; his grandmother, Nadine Melton; his uncles, | 4 | | Dennis Melton and Tim Hitpas; and his aunt, Doris Legate; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton is survived by his wife, Larissa | 6 | | Melton, who is now married to Jon Kampwerth and has a daughter, | 7 | | Aniston; his daughter, Aubrey Melton; his mother, Debbie | 8 | | (Warren) Brown; his brother, Dustin (Lauren) Melton and their | 9 | | children, Hunter and Aliya; his father-in-law, Steve Verdeyen; | 10 | | his mother-in-law, Carolyn (Rick) Pennington; his | 11 | | sister-in-law, Andrea (Jacob) Richter; his grandfather, Elmer | 12 | | Melton, and his many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, SSG Joshua Melton served as a model of patriotism, | 14 | | courage, and integrity for the people of the State of Illinois; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 18 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | 19 | | United States Route 50 between the Cities of Carlyle and Breese | 20 | | as the SSG Joshua Melton Memorial Highway; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation is | 22 | | requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State |
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| 1 | | and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving | 2 | | notice of the name; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of SSG Joshua Melton and the Secretary | 5 | | of the Department of Transportation.
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