Bill Text: IL HJR0058 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 16 from its junction with Illinois Route 127 at School Street to its junction with Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro as the Marine Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook Memorial Highway.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HJR0058 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HJR0058-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It is appropriate for us to remember the many
sacrifices and contributions to the cause of freedom made by
the outstanding men and women who served in the Vietnam War;
and
WHEREAS, United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Larry D.
Claybrook was born on April 21, 1944 in Hillsboro; he was the
son of the late Frank and Sarah Lucille (Hayes) Claybrook, the
brother of Shiela Marie, Rita Evaughn, Paulette Janice, Teresa
Joyce, Michael Allen, Bille May Wideman, Mary Alice (Norman
Lee), Frank Joseph Claybrook, Beatrice McQuary, Terry Lee, and
Patricia Ann; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook was a member of
the St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro; he was a lifelong
resident of Hillsboro and attended Hillsboro High School; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook was a member of
the United States Marine Corps for a year, serving in the 1st
Battalion, 4th Marines in Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook gave his life
defending America's freedom on January 27, 1967 from injuries
sustained in a landmine explosion while on patrol duty in South

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Vietnam; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly would
like to dedicate Illinois Route 16 from its junction with
Illinois Route 127 at School Street to its junction with
Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro in honor of the sacrifice of
Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook and all Vietnam veterans; and
WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
who have served our country and, in doing so, have gone above
and beyond the call of duty to take part in truly heroic tasks;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 16
from its junction with Illinois Route 127 at School Street to
its junction with Illinois Route 185 in Hillsboro as the Marine
Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook Memorial Highway; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
giving notice of the name of the Marine Lance Corporal Larry D.

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Claybrook Memorial Highway; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
presented the family of Lance Corporal Larry D. Claybrook, the
Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the
Montgomery County Veterans Assistance Commission, and the City
of Hillsboro.