SJ0021 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are proud to honor those who have given their lives in the defense of our nation; and

WHEREAS, PFC Tyler Iubelt was born on October 19, 1996 to Michael and Charlotte of Du Quoin; he graduated from Pinckneyville High School in 2015; and

WHEREAS, PFC Iubelt was sworn into the United States Army on October 21, 2015; he completed basic training and advanced individual training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri and was assigned to Ft. Hood, Texas; and

WHEREAS, PFC Iubelt was deployed to Afghanistan as a member of the 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade; and

WHEREAS, PFC Iubelt was killed in a suicide bomb attack at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on November 12, 2016; and

WHEREAS, PFC Iubelt is survived by his wife, daughter, mother, father, and three brothers; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate US Route 51 from Shamrock Road to Kimzey Road as the "PFC Tyler Iubelt 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 of "PFC Tyler Iubelt Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of PFC Iubelt and the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.