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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are
3proud to honor those who have given their lives to the defense
4of our nation; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Richard Charles "Ricky" Bennett was
6born on August 1, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan; his parents were
7Edwin and June Bennett; he and his family moved to Wood River
8when he was in grade school; after graduating from East
9Alton-Wood River High School, he enlisted in the United States
10Marine Corps; he passed away on August 10, 1967 from injuries
11suffered by enemy explosion fragments while on water detail in
12Thua Thien; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Lance Cpl. Chris A. Totora was born on October 7,
141948 at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton; his parents were
15Anthony and Rosemary Totora; he was raised in Wood River and
16attended East Alton-Wood River High School, where he was active
17in football and wrestling and graduated in 1966; he joined the
18United States Marine Corps in August of 1966 and underwent
19Basic Training at Camp Pendleton in California; he passed away
20on October 25, 1967 in Danang from injuries sustained after an
21explosion while on patrol in the Quang Nam Province; and
 
22    WHEREAS, PFC Jim Stassi also attended East Alton-Wood River

 

 

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1Community High School and enlisted in the Marines following his
2graduation in 1965; he was killed on June 27, 1967 in South
3Vietnam from injuries suffered by an enemy landmine; he was 19
4years old; and
 
5    WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper to pay tribute to these
6courageous men and their great sacrifice in the name of
7liberty; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
9ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Illinois
11Route 143 from the Phoebe Goldberg Overpass to Sixth Street as
12the "Lance Cpl. Chris Totora Memorial Highway"; and be it
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That we designate the portion of Illinois Route
15143 from Sixth Street to East Edwardsville Road as the "USMC
16Lance Cpl. Richard Bennett Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That we designate the portion of Illinois Route
18143 from East Edwardsville Road to the I-255 overpass as the
19"PFC Jim Stassi Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
21is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

 

 

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1State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
2giving notice of these names; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
4delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
5Transportation and the families of Lance Cpl. Richard Bennett,
6Lance Cpl. Chris Totora, and PFC Jim Stassi.