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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
2    WHEREAS, United States Army PFC Wyatt Dale Eisenhauer gave 
3his life in Said of Abdullah (Southern Baghdad), Iraq, in the 
4service of his country on May 19, 2005, while serving with 
5Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion, 70th 
6Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armored Division; and

 
7    WHEREAS, PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer joined the U.S. Army in 2004, 
8following in the footsteps of his father, Fred Eisenhauer, and 
9his grandfather, Fred "Fritz" Eisenhauer; he completed his 
10basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and was stationed at Fort 
11Riley, Kansas, when his unit deployed to Iraq; and

 
12    WHEREAS, PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer was born in Pinckneyville on 
13June 14, 1978; he was the son of Fred and Gay Eisenhauer and 
14the brother of Rebecca, Hannah, and Leah; and



 
15    WHEREAS, PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer was survived by his parents, 
16Fred and Gay Eisenhauer; his sister, Rebecca Anderson and her 
17husband, Willie Anderson; his nieces, Alexis and Caitlyn 
18Anderson; his nephew and namesake, Jacob William Dale Anderson; 
19his sisters, Hannah and Leah Eisenhauer; his grandmother, 
20Catherine Eisenhauer; his great-grandmothers, Ruth Huffstutler 
21and Mildred Farthing; his aunts and uncles, Larry and Sherry 
22Goldman, Todd and Susan Farthing, Tim and Carla Hankla, Darrell 
 
 
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1and Sharon Eisenhauer, Ross and Linda Eisenhauer, and Bill and 
2Mary Lou Ozburn; and his many cousins and friends; and

 
3    WHEREAS, This fallen soldier deserves to be remembered by 
4the State of Illinois for his service to this country; 
5therefore, be it

 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
8SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of 
9Illinois Route 127 from the intersection of Illinois Route 127 
10and Illinois Route 152 to the north Pinckneyville city limits 
11on Illinois Route 127 as the PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer Memorial 
12Highway; and be it further

 
13    RESOLVED, The Illinois Department of Transportation is 
14requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State 
15and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving 
16notice of the name of the "PFC Wyatt Eisenhauer Memorial 
17Highway"; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
19delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
20Transportation and the family of PFC Wyatt Dale Eisenhauer.