Bill Text: IL HJR0010 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 47 as it travels through Gibson City as the "Col. William "Bill" Campbell Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-07-02 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HJR0010 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0010-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
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| 4 | who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the
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| 5 | ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, William "Bill" Campbell was born to Ida Marie and | ||||||
| 7 | Kenneth Campbell on October 24,
1948; he was one of
eight | ||||||
| 8 | children along with brother, Robert Dean Campbell, and sisters, | ||||||
| 9 | Sandy Painter, Betty Evans, Judy Buchanan, Joyce
Borchers, | ||||||
| 10 | Janet Barker, and Jeanne Taylor; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Bill Campbell graduated in June of 1968 from | ||||||
| 12 | Gibson City High
School at a trying time for many young men due | ||||||
| 13 | to the heavy involvement of the United States in the Vietnam | ||||||
| 14 | War; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Like many others facing the draft, Bill Campbell | ||||||
| 16 | was called
to serve in the U.S. Army on August 12, 1968; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Just under a year into his service on August 2, | ||||||
| 18 | 1969, Bill Campbell
was killed in action, the first and only | ||||||
| 19 | causality from Gibson City; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Bill Campbell received several recognitions for | ||||||
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| 1 | his actions in Vietnam; among them was the Silver Star,
which | ||||||
| 2 | was presented to his mother Ida, for the time he "distinguished | ||||||
| 3 | himself as
a leader in Company B, First Airborne Battalion | ||||||
| 4 | 501st Infantry
during a search and clear operation near the | ||||||
| 5 | city of Tam Ky,
Republic of Vietnam"; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In addition to his Silver Star, Bill Campbell | ||||||
| 7 | received
the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct | ||||||
| 8 | Medal, the
National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service | ||||||
| 9 | Medal, the
Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, and the Combat Infantryman | ||||||
| 10 | Badge; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Bill Campbell's heroism and willingness to | ||||||
| 12 | sacrifice his
own well-being was an inspiration to his entire | ||||||
| 13 | platoon; his
bravery and devotion to duty and his fellow | ||||||
| 14 | soldiers were in
keeping with the highest traditions of | ||||||
| 15 | military service; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Bill Campbell's actions reflect positively on | ||||||
| 17 | himself, his
family, his unit, and the U.S. Army; therefore, be | ||||||
| 18 | it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 20 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 21 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route
47 | ||||||
| 22 | as it travels through Gibson City as the "Col. William "Bill"
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| 1 | Campbell Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 3 | is
request to erect, at suitable locations consistent with | ||||||
| 4 | State
and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 5 | giving
notice of the name of the "Col. William "Bill" Campbell
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| 6 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable
copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the family of Bill Campbell, the Mayor of Gibson | ||||||
| 9 | City,
and the Secretary of Transportation.
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