Bill Text: IL HJR0097 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Designate the section of Illinois Route 78 in Mason County from the Illinois River in the City of Havana to the Sangamon River in the township of Lynchburg as the "Sgt. Don H. Lascelles Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-28 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0097 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0097-Engrossed.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 97
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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 gone above | ||||||
5 | and beyond the call of duty to make the ultimate sacrifice for | ||||||
6 | our nation; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Don H. Lascelles was born and raised in Mason | ||||||
8 | County; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles graduated with honors from Balyki | ||||||
10 | Community High School in
1965; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles volunteered for the United States | ||||||
12 | Army and served
honorably in Vietnam; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles was cited for valor in assuming | ||||||
14 | command of his platoon in action
against the enemy after his | ||||||
15 | platoon leaders fell in battle, one seriously wounded and the | ||||||
16 | other killed; as
a result, he was awarded the Bronze Star with | ||||||
17 | V device; and
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18 | WHEREAS, In further action on June 6, 1969, Sgt. Lascelles | ||||||
19 | performed in a similar manner,
protecting his men when he was | ||||||
20 | mortally wounded; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles was posthumously awarded a second | ||||||
2 | Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lascelles is honored on the Vietnam War | ||||||
4 | Memorial on the courthouse
square in the City of Havana, the | ||||||
5 | Vietnam Memorial in Springfield, and the National Vietnam
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6 | Memorial in Washington, D.C.; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
9 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section
of Illinois | ||||||
10 | Route 78 in Mason County from the Illinois River in the City of | ||||||
11 | Havana to the Sangamon River
in the township of Lynchburg as | ||||||
12 | the "Sgt. Don H. Lascelles Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
14 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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15 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
16 | giving notice of the name "Sgt. Don H.
Lascelles Memorial | ||||||
17 | Highway"; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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19 | presented to the family of Sgt. Lascelles and the Secretary of | ||||||
20 | the Department of Transportation.
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