Full Text of SJR0009 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is appropriate to remember the many sacrifices | 3 | | and contributions to the cause of freedom made by the | 4 | | outstanding men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. John Stein was born in Des Moines, Iowa | 7 | | to Jay and Hazel (Fick) Stein on July 8, 1963; he married | 8 | | Barbara Nelson in Macomb on July 9, 1983; he grew up in the | 9 | | Macomb area and moved away in 1983; he graduated from the | 10 | | Rochester Institute of Technology in 1985; he received his | 11 | | master's degree from the University of Maryland; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Stein was commissioned into the U.S. | 13 | | Army and transferred to the U.S. Air Force; during his | 14 | | military career, he flew 3,901 hours; he volunteered for the | 15 | | rescue mission he was flying when he was killed in Afghanistan | 16 | | on March 23, 2003; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, During his military career, Lt. Col. Stein | 18 | | received a Meritorious Service Medal, an Air Medal, an Aerial | 19 | | Achievement Medal, an Air Force Commendation Medal, an Army | 20 | | Commendation Medal, and an Army Achievement Medal; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Stein was preceded in death by his |
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| 1 | | grandparents; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Stein's passing has been deeply felt by | 3 | | many, especially his wife, Barbara Nelson Stein; his father, | 4 | | Jay W. Stein; his mother, Hazel Henry; his two sons, Doug and | 5 | | Tim Stein; his daughter, Erin Stein Jones; his sisters, Holly | 6 | | Stein, Navida (James McLaughlin) Stein, and April Stein; his | 7 | | six nieces; and his two nephews; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 10 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the | 11 | | portion of Old Highway 136 from E. 950th St. to E. 750th St. | 12 | | between Macomb and Colchester as the "Lt. Col. John Stein | 13 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 15 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 16 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 17 | | giving notice of the name of "Lt. Col. John Stein Memorial | 18 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the Secretary of Transportation and the family of | 21 | | Lt. Col. Stein.
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