HJ0011 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 truly great individuals who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and

WHEREAS, U.S. Army Specialist 4 Norman Eugene Treest was born in Aurora in 1947; he graduated from Ottawa High School in 1965; he enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 18, 1966; and

WHEREAS, SPC Treest was wounded on December 18, 1966, and he returned to Vietnam on April 20, 1967; and

WHEREAS, While on patrol on July 1, 1967, SPC Treest was wounded a second time and succumbed to his injuries on July 5, 1967; and

WHEREAS, SPC Treest was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action; 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 the section of Route 6 in the City of Marseilles that runs from the intersections of Route 6 and Oakdale Street to Route 6 and Main Street as the "SPC Norman Treest 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 "SPC Norman Treest Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of SPC Treest, the Mayor of Marseilles, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.