Full Text of HJR0057 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is appropriate for us to remember the many | 3 | | sacrifices and contributions to the cause of freedom made by | 4 | | the outstanding men and women who served in the Vietnam War; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, United States Army Specialist Charles Irby was | 7 | | born on June 25, 1948 in Hillsboro; he was the son of the late | 8 | | Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Irby and the brother of Rosemary | 9 | | Fletcher, Marvin L. Irby Jr., and Larry Gene Irby; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Charles Irby was a lifelong resident of | 11 | | Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School; he began | 12 | | serving our nation in 1967; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Charles Irby was a member of the United | 14 | | States Army for a year, serving in Company B, 3rd Battalion of | 15 | | the 25th Division; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Charles Irby gave his life defending | 17 | | America's freedom on January 15, 1968 after taking enemy small | 18 | | arms fire; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | 20 | | to dedicate Illinois Route 16 along School Street from South |
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| 1 | | Main Street to the corner of 22nd Street in Hillsboro, Illinois | 2 | | as the Army SP4 Charles Irby Memorial Highway to honor the | 3 | | sacrifice of Specialist Charles Irby and all Vietnam veterans; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 6 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | 7 | | who have served our country and, in doing so, have gone above | 8 | | and beyond the call of duty to take part in truly heroic tasks; | 9 | | therefore, be it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 12 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 16 | 13 | | along School Street from South Main Street to the corner of | 14 | | 22nd Street in Hillsboro as the Army SP4 Charles Irby Memorial | 15 | | Highway; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 17 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 18 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 19 | | giving notice of the name of the Army SP4 Charles Irby Memorial | 20 | | Highway; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Charles Irby, the Secretary of the |
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| 1 | | Illinois Department of Transportation, the Montgomery County | 2 | | Veterans Assistance Commission, and the City of Hillsboro.
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