Bill Text: IL SJR0003 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the West Baltimore Street Bridge over the Kankakee River just west of North Water Street in Wilmington as the "Cpl. Lester H. Leopold Memorial Bridge".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-20 - Referred to Assignments [SJR0003 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SJR0003-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to truly great
individuals who | ||||||
| 4 | have served our country and, in doing so, have made the | ||||||
| 5 | ultimate sacrifice for our
nation; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Lester H. Leopold was born in Wilmington on | ||||||
| 7 | August 26, 1948, and he was a 1966 graduate
of the Will County | ||||||
| 8 | School System; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold went on to serve in the U.S. Army | ||||||
| 10 | with the 1st Cavalry Division; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold began a tour of duty in South | ||||||
| 12 | Vietnam on July 21, 1969; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Cpl. Leopold was killed in action in the Tay Ninh | ||||||
| 14 | Province of South
Vietnam on September 6, 1969; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Cpl. Leopold was | ||||||
| 16 | survived by his mother and two siblings; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
| 19 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the West | ||||||
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| 1 | Baltimore Street Bridge over the Kankakee River just west of | ||||||
| 2 | North Water Street in Wilmington as the "Cpl. Lester H. | ||||||
| 3 | Leopold Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 5 | is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with | ||||||
| 6 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 7 | giving notice of the name the
"Cpl. Lester H. Leopold Memorial | ||||||
| 8 | Bridge"; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the family of Cpl. Leopold,
the Mayor of | ||||||
| 11 | Wilmington, and the Secretary of Transportation.
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