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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, George E. Sangmeister served with distinction as a
3 justice of the peace, county magistrate, State's Attorney,
4 member of the Illinois House of Representatives, member of the
5 Illinois Senate, and U.S. Congressman; and
 
6     WHEREAS, George E. Sangmeister served in the U.S. Army
7 between 1951 to 1953 in the Korean War; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Through George E. Sangmeister's efforts, Will
9 County became home to the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery;
10 and
 
11     WHEREAS, George E. Sangmeister passed away on October 7,
12 2007; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Because of George E. Sangmeister's many years of
14 public service to his community, State, and country, it is
15 appropriate to honor him for such service; therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18 CONCURRING HEREIN, that Route 53 from I-80 south to Hoff Road
19 be designated as the George E. Sangmeister Memorial Highway;
20 and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
2 be requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with
3 State and federal regulations, an appropriate plaque or signs
4 giving notice of the name; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of George E. Sangmeister and the
7 Illinois Secretary of Transportation.