Bill Text: IL HJR0021 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the portion of Illinois Route 137 from Illinois Route 21 to Butterfield Road in Libertyville as the "Army SPC Wesley R. Wells Memorial Road".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-09 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0021 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HJR0021-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is important to remember and honor the service | ||||||
| 3 | of those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice in the defense of the | ||||||
| 4 | United States of America; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, U.S. Army Specialist Wesley R. Wells was born in | ||||||
| 6 | Libertyville on October 24, 1982; he was a lifelong resident | ||||||
| 7 | of Libertyville and attended Libertyville High School; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, After high school, SPC Wells enlisted in the | ||||||
| 9 | United
States Army; he was stationed at Schofield Barracks in | ||||||
| 10 | Honolulu, Hawaii; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, In April of 2004, SPC Wells was deployed to | ||||||
| 12 | Afghanistan to
conduct combat operations with the 2nd | ||||||
| 13 | Battalion, 27th Infantry; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, On September 20, 2004, SPC Wells was killed in | ||||||
| 15 | action in Paktika,
Afghanistan; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, SPC Wells was extremely proud of his career and | ||||||
| 17 | accomplishments in the military; for his service, he was | ||||||
| 18 | awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart,
the Combat | ||||||
| 19 | Infantryman Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Army | ||||||
| 20 | Service Ribbons, the Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, | ||||||
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| 1 | and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; | ||||||
| 2 | therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois Route 137 from Illinois Route 21 to Butterfield Road | ||||||
| 7 | in Libertyville as the "Army SPC Wesley R. Wells Memorial | ||||||
| 8 | Road"; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 10 | is requested to erect at
suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 11 | State and federal regulations, appropriated plaques or signs
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| 12 | giving notice of the name "Army SPC Wesley R. Wells Memorial | ||||||
| 13 | Road"; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of SPC Wells and the Secretary of | ||||||
| 16 | Transportation.
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