HJ0053 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant First Class Ogden Neil Thompson of Aurora served with the U.S. Army as a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division; and

WHEREAS, SFC Thompson was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea on November 1, 1950; and

WHEREAS, SFC Thompson was presumed dead on December 31, 1953; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Route 25 in Aurora from Sullivan Road to Ashland Avenue as the "SFC Ogden N. Thompson Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name "SFC Ogden N. Thompson Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of SFC Thompson, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.