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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to truly great individuals who
4have served our country and, in doing so, have made the
5ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
6 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth was born on May
728, 1982 in Mattoon, the oldest son of Robert and Kimberly
8Pierson Southworth; he was raised and educated in Oakland and
9graduated from Oakland High School in 2000; he later graduated
10from Lakeland College and Eastern Illinois University, where
11he was in the ROTC program; and
12 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth married Chrissy Lynn Royer
13at the Oakland Christian Church on March 24, 2001; and
14 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth was part of the HHC 2/130
15Infantry Division of the Illinois National Guard and a United
16States Army Ranger; he lived his life by the motto "God,
17Family, Country"; he was a member of the Oakland Christian
18Church, a devoted husband, father, son, and brother, and loved
19the National Guard, considering it his privilege to serve his
20country; and
21 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth served the community of

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1Oakland as a part-time police officer and befriended many; he
2will always be remembered for his abilities on the baseball
3field and for his general love of life; and
4 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth was killed while serving
5his country in Helmand, Afghanistan on February 8, 2009; and
6 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Southworth was preceded in death by
7his great-grandmother, Ettoil Coon; his paternal grandfather,
8William Southworth; and his maternal grandfather, Robert
9Pierson; and
10 WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Lieutenant Southworth
11was survived by his wife, Chrissy Southworth; his four
12children, Logan, Owen, Carly, and Ally; his parents, Bob and
13Kim Southworth; his brother, Michael Southworth and his
14fiancée, Katie O'Connor; his sister, Nikki Bancroft and her
15husband, Brian; his nephew, Preston Bancroft; his paternal
16grandmother, Karen Watson; and his maternal grandparents, Gene
17and Joan Hartke; therefore, be it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
20SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of
21Illinois 133 in Oakland as the "Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth
22Memorial Highway"; and be it further

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1 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Lieutenant Southworth, the Mayor of
3Oakland, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
4Transportation.