Bill Text: IL HJR0066 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Designates U.S. Route 45 from Belvidere Road (Illinois 120) in Grayslake north to Washington Street as the "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-26 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0066 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HJR0066-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 66 | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our | ||||||
| 4 | country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for | ||||||
| 5 | our nation; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher was born in Elk | ||||||
| 7 | Grove Village to Janet R. and Dan C. Maher on March 19, 1985; | ||||||
| 8 | as a child, he was a member of Cub Scouts Pack 72 Wildwood, Boy | ||||||
| 9 | Scout Troop 71 Gurnee, and St. Paul The Apostle Catholic | ||||||
| 10 | Church in Gurnee, where he served as an altar boy; he enjoyed | ||||||
| 11 | sports of all types and caddied for Michael Jordan and Scottie | ||||||
| 12 | Pippen; he was named Athlete of the Year in 8th grade at | ||||||
| 13 | Woodland Elementary School, where he has a scholarship in his | ||||||
| 14 | name; he graduated Warren Township High School in 2003, and | ||||||
| 15 | his football jersey has since been retired in his honor; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher enlisted in the United States Marines | ||||||
| 17 | in August of 2003, despite having a football scholarship and a | ||||||
| 18 | full ride to Southern Illinois University; he completed basic | ||||||
| 19 | training in San Diego, California and was assigned to Weapons | ||||||
| 20 | Company 1st Battalion 3rd Marines 31st MEU 1st Marine Division | ||||||
| 21 | Kaneohe Bay Hawaii; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was killed in action on February 2, | ||||||
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| 1 | 2005 in the town of Hit, Iraq as he came under small arms fire | ||||||
| 2 | while responding to a helicopter crash; he had taken another | ||||||
| 3 | marine's watch that morning to let his fellow soldier sleep in | ||||||
| 4 | on his birthday; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was awarded numerous citations for his | ||||||
| 6 | service, including the Marine Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, the | ||||||
| 7 | National Defense Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps | ||||||
| 8 | Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, | ||||||
| 9 | the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Armed | ||||||
| 10 | Forces Expeditionary Medal; posthumously, he received the AIA | ||||||
| 11 | Hawaii Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, and the Navy and | ||||||
| 12 | Marine Corps Achievement Medal; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was named an honorary member of Lake | ||||||
| 14 | Villa VFW Post 4308; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 17 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S. Route 45 from | ||||||
| 18 | Belvidere Road (Illinois 120) in Grayslake north to Washington | ||||||
| 19 | Street as the "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher | ||||||
| 20 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 22 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
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| 1 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 2 | giving notice of the name "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal | ||||||
| 3 | Sean P. Maher Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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