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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION



2 WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that we pay honor and respect

3to the truly great individuals who have served our country, and

4in doing so, have gone above and beyond the call of duty to

5make the ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and


6 WHEREAS, Major
Reid B. Nannen of Hopedale passed away on 
7March 1, 2014
due to injuries sustained while training at 
8TOPGUN Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nevada; and


9 WHEREAS, Maj. Nannen was born in Peoria on October 15, 1981 
10to Dale P. and Mary Ann Nannen; he married Sarah M. Simpson on 
11August 6, 2005 in Peoria; he graduated from Olympia High
School 
12in 2000, where he was a 2-year captain of the swim team, 
13section leader for the drum line, member of the Elite Eight

14baseball teams in 1999 and 2000, and an Illinois State Scholar; 
15following his high school graduation, he attended the

16University of Illinois, where he was a member of the NROTC

17battalion and participated in the Marching Illini Drum Line

18NROTC Drill Team; and


19 WHEREAS, Maj. Nannen was commissioned a 2nd LT. in May of

202004 and attended The Basic School with Delta Company class

214-04; after TBS, he attended Naval Aviation Training with

 
 
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1MATSG-21 at NAS Pensacola, NAS Whiting Field, and NAS Meridian;

2he received his Wings of Gold in February of 2007 and was

3selected to fly F/A-18 Hornets; he moved to Lemoore,

4California, for fleet replacement training with VFA-125 in May 
5of 2007; after finishing carrier qualification, he reported for

6duty with MAG-11 at MCAS Miramarl; in June of 2008, he joined

7VMFA (AW)-232 and deployed from May to December of 2010 in

8support of Operation Enduring Freedom 10.2 to Kandahar Airfield

9in Afghanistan; while with the Red Devils, he served as NATOPS,

10Ground Safety, Airframes, and Embark Officers; he attended

11Tactical Air Control Party training in May of 2011 and

12proceeded to Camp Pendleton, California, for duty as a forward

13air controller with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance

14battalion; he again deployed to Afghanistan from October of

152011 to May of 2012 with 1st LAR in support of OEF 12.1 in the

16lower Helmand River Valley in Afghanistan; he supported every

17company within 1st LAR and conducted the first company level

18helicopter operations within the battle space; he returned to

19Camp Pendleton and subsequently detached from the battalion for

20refresher training at VMFAT-101; in August of 2012, he

21transferred to VMFA (AW)-242, where he served as the assistant

22operations officer; and

23 WHEREAS, Maj. Nannen's awards and decorations include the

24NATO Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Global War

25on Terrorism Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the

 
 
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1National Defense Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Navy 
2Achievement Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Air

3Medal; and


4 WHEREAS, Maj. Nannen is survived by his wife, Sarah; 
5children, Peter, Curtis, Betsy, and Isla Nannen; his
parents, 
6Dale and Mary Ann Nannen; 2 sisters, Bethany Nannen Miller and 
7Briana
Nannen; and maternal grandparents, Raymond and Elaine 
8Hays; therefore, be it


9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
10NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
11SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of 
12Interstate 155 between the Delavan Exit (15) and the Hopedale 
13Exit (19) as the "Maj. Reid B. Nannen Memorial Highway"; and be 
14it further

15 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation

16is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

17State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs

18giving notice of the name the "Maj. Reid B. Nannen Memorial 
19Highway"; and be it further


20 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
21presented to the family of Maj. Nannen and the Secretary of the 
22Illinois Department of Transportation.