HJ0074 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

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

WHEREAS, United States Army Corporal James "Chad" Young was born in Springfield to Jerry and Brett Ann Bowen Young on August 10, 1985 and raised in the Rochester area; he attended Ball-Chatham schools and graduated from Glenwood High School in 2003; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Young joined the United States Army in 2004; he served in Korea before being deployed to Afghanistan for the first time, returning in late 2007; he was called back for a second tour of duty and arrived in Afghanistan in early June of 2010, where he was assigned to the 863rd Engineer Battalion; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Young was killed on November 3, 2010 while serving his country in Nar-Kariz, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Young was promoted to corporal posthumously; and

WHEREAS, Cpl. Young is survived by his parents; his sister, Katie Young Powell; his brother, Steven Baptist; his nieces and nephews, Caleb Baptist, Elizabeth Baptist, Sydney Robbins, and Kamryn Robbins; his aunts and uncles, Lois Young, Patty and John "Sandy" Bacia, John and Carol Bowen, Joannie and Dave McCallister, and Joe and Rosie Bowen; and 16 cousins; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 4 as it travels through Chatham as the "U.S. Army Corporal James "Chad" Young 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 "U.S. Army Corporal James "Chad" Young Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be sent to the family of Cpl. Young, Chatham Village President Dave Kimsey, and the Secretary of Transportation.