Bill Text: IL HJR0053 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 177 between Hoyleton and New Minden as the SSgt. Jordan Emrick Memorial Highway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-02-26 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0053 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HJR0053-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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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 serve in combat and give the | ||||||
5 | ultimate sacrifice; and
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6 | WHEREAS, United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Jordan | ||||||
7 | B. Emrick of Hoyleton was killed in action defending America's | ||||||
8 | freedom in Afghanistan on November 5, 2010; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick was born on December | ||||||
10 | 19, 1983 in Centralia to Terry and Doris (nee Seeger) Emrick; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick graduated from | ||||||
13 | Nashville High School in 2002; he attended Trinity Lutheran | ||||||
14 | Church and was an avid skydiver and enjoyed sailing; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick served in the United | ||||||
16 | States Marine Corps with the 1st Explosives Ordinance Disposal | ||||||
17 | Company, a unit based in Camp Pendleton, California, that is | ||||||
18 | currently serving in Afghanistan; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick was a highly | ||||||
20 | decorated Marine who enlisted shortly after the September 11th |
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1 | attacks; he had previously served one deployment in the Persian | ||||||
2 | Gulf and 2 deployments in Iraq; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick is survived by his | ||||||
4 | parents, Terry and Doris; his brother; Brandon (Kimberly) | ||||||
5 | Emrick; his sisters, Christi (Ryan) Payne and Brittany | ||||||
6 | (Anthony) Aussieker; his grandmother, Edith Seeger; and his | ||||||
7 | many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick will be remembered by | ||||||
9 | all who knew and loved him for his selfless dedication to his | ||||||
10 | Marine brethren by volunteering for ordinance disposal duty; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick's patriotism and | ||||||
13 | courage will be remembered fondly by his loving family, his | ||||||
14 | fellow soldiers, and the citizens of our grateful nation; and
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15 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that we pay honor and respect | ||||||
16 | to the truly great individuals who have served our country, | ||||||
17 | and, in doing so, have gone above and beyond the call of duty | ||||||
18 | to take part in truly heroic tasks; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
20 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
21 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 177 |
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1 | between Hoyleton and New Minden the "SSgt. Jordan Emrick | ||||||
2 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
4 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
5 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
6 | giving notice of the name of the "SSgt. Jordan Emrick Memorial | ||||||
7 | Highway"; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to the family of Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick and to | ||||||
10 | the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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