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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION



2 WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to truly great individuals who 
4have served our country and, in doing so, have made the 
5ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and


6 WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Kleiboeker was assigned to the 2nd 
7Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp 
8Lejeune, North Carolina; he was raised in Odin, which is 
9located 148 miles south of Springfield just south of 
10Centralia; he graduated from Odin High School, a school of 
11less than one hundred students, in 2001 where he was an Honor 
12Roll student; and


13 WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Kleiboeker enjoyed hunting and fishing 
14and chose to serve his country by pursuing a lifelong dream of 
15becoming a Marine; he planned to go to college before officers 
16school; and


17 WHEREAS, The passing of Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian 
18Kleiboeker will be deeply felt by all who knew him, including 
19his mother, Teresa Clark, his father, Gary Kleiboeker, his 
20father's wife, Sheryl, his sisters, Jessica, Jennifer, and 
21Brittany, and his brothers, JR, JD, Shane, and Samuel; 
22therefore, be it


 
 
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
2HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
3SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of 
4U.S. Route 50 as it runs through Odin as the "Lance Cpl. 
5Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker Highway"; and be it further


6 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
7is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
8State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
9giving notice of the name "Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian 
10Kleiboeker Highway"; and be it further


11 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian 
13Kleiboeker, the Mayor of Odin, and the Secretary of the 
14Illinois Department of Transportation.