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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 those who have served our |
| 4 | | country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for |
| 5 | | our nation; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher was born in Elk |
| 7 | | Grove Village to Janet R. and Dan C. Maher on March 19, 1985; |
| 8 | | as a child, he was a member of Cub Scouts Pack 72 Wildwood, Boy |
| 9 | | Scout Troop 71 Gurnee, and St. Paul The Apostle Catholic |
| 10 | | Church in Gurnee, where he served as an altar boy; he enjoyed |
| 11 | | sports of all types and caddied for Michael Jordan and Scottie |
| 12 | | Pippen; he was named Athlete of the Year in 8th grade at |
| 13 | | Woodland Elementary School, where he has a scholarship in his |
| 14 | | name; he graduated Warren Township High School in 2003, and |
| 15 | | his football jersey has since been retired in his honor; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher enlisted in the United States Marines |
| 17 | | in August of 2003, one week after his 18th birthday, despite |
| 18 | | having a football scholarship and a full ride to Southern |
| 19 | | Illinois University; he completed basic training in San Diego, |
| 20 | | California and was assigned to Weapons Company 1st Battalion |
| 21 | | 3rd Marines 31st MEU 1st Marine Division Kaneohe Bay Hawaii; |
| 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was killed in action on February 2, |
| 2 | | 2005 in the town of Hit, Iraq as he came under small arms fire |
| 3 | | while responding to a helicopter crash; he had taken another |
| 4 | | marine's watch that morning to let his fellow soldier sleep in |
| 5 | | on his birthday; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was awarded numerous citations for his |
| 7 | | service, including the Marine Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, the |
| 8 | | National Defense Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps |
| 9 | | Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, |
| 10 | | the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Armed |
| 11 | | Forces Expeditionary Medal; posthumously, he received the AIA |
| 12 | | Hawaii Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, and the Navy and |
| 13 | | Marine Corps Achievement Medal; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, LCpl Maher was named an honorary member of Lake |
| 15 | | Villa VFW Post 4308; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 17 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 18 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S. Route 45 from |
| 19 | | Belvidere Road (Illinois 120) in Grayslake north to Washington |
| 20 | | Street as the "U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean P. Maher |
| 21 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |