Bill Text: IL HJR0042 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the section of road on Route 120/Belvidere Road between John Mogg and Sears Boulevard in Grayslake as the "Army SPC Joseph "Joey" W. Dimock II Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-01 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0042 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0042-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | ||||||
4 | who have served our country and, in doing so, have made the | ||||||
5 | ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Army Specialist Joseph Whiting Dimock, II was born | ||||||
7 | on May 25, 1989 in Libertyville to Joseph W. and Ellen L. | ||||||
8 | Dimock; he was a member of the Wildwood Presbyterian Church, | ||||||
9 | where he faithfully attended Sunday School, worshipped, and was | ||||||
10 | devoted to the annual summer high school mission trips; he | ||||||
11 | loved the outdoors and was an active member of Cub Scout Pack, | ||||||
12 | the Venture Crew, and Boy Scout Troop 672, achieving the rank | ||||||
13 | of Eagle Scout; for his Eagle Scout project he collected nearly | ||||||
14 | 200 worn, American flags so they could be honorably retired in | ||||||
15 | a special ceremony; and
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16 | WHEREAS, SPC Joseph W. Dimock, II graduated from Warren | ||||||
17 | Township High School, where he was a member of the Warren Blue | ||||||
18 | Devils swim team and swim club; in 2006, he and his teammates | ||||||
19 | set the junior varsity swim record in the 400-yard freestyle | ||||||
20 | relay, and the record still stands today; he had a special | ||||||
21 | knack with children and taught swimming for many years through | ||||||
22 | the Wildwood Park District; and
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1 | WHEREAS, SPC Joseph W. Dimock, II enlisted in the United | ||||||
2 | States Army during the spring of his senior year and began his | ||||||
3 | service that following August; for nearly 3 years he served | ||||||
4 | with the 1st Battalion, 75 Ranger Regiment; he was in his third | ||||||
5 | overseas deployment, his second in Afghanistan, supporting | ||||||
6 | Operation Enduring Freedom; and
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7 | WHEREAS, During his service, SPC Joseph W. Dimock, II | ||||||
8 | received the Ranger Tab, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the | ||||||
9 | Parachutist Badge; he was also awarded the National Defense | ||||||
10 | Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq | ||||||
11 | Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and | ||||||
12 | the Army Service Ribbon; he was posthumously awarded the Bronze | ||||||
13 | Star Medal and the Army Commendation Medal; and
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14 | WHEREAS, SPC Joseph W. Dimock, II is survived by his | ||||||
15 | parents, Joseph and Ellen; his brothers, Louis and Michael; his | ||||||
16 | paternal grandmother, Elna Jensen Dimock; his maternal | ||||||
17 | grandfather, Alan R. McCausland; and numerous aunts, uncles, | ||||||
18 | cousins, friends, and fellow soldiers; and
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19 | WHEREAS, SPC Joseph W. Dimock, II was a son, a brother, an | ||||||
20 | Eagle Scout, and a United States Army Ranger; this fallen | ||||||
21 | soldier deserves to be remembered by the State of Illinois for | ||||||
22 | his service to this country; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
3 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of road | ||||||
4 | on Route 120/Belvidere Road between John Mogg and Sears | ||||||
5 | Boulevard in Grayslake as "Army SPC Joseph "Joey" W. Dimock II | ||||||
6 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
8 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
9 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
10 | giving notice of the name "Army SPC Joseph "Joey" W. Dimock II | ||||||
11 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
14 | Transportation, and the family of SPC Joseph W. Dimock, II.
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