Bill Text: IN SCR0025 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging IDOT to name IN Hwy. 46 in honor of Marine Sgt. Jeremy McQueary.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-23 - First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs [SCR0025 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SCR0025-Introduced.html
RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of
Transportation to name the part of Indiana Highway 46 between
Columbus and Nashville in honor of Marine Sergeant Jeremy
McQueary.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department
of Transportation to name the part of Indiana Highway 46 between
Columbus and Nashville in honor of Marine Sergeant Jeremy
McQueary.
Whereas, Marine Sergeant Jeremy McQueary, 27, of
Nashville, Indiana, was killed by an improvised explosive
device on February 18, 2011 during a combat offensive in
the Helmand Province of Afghanistan;
Whereas, Sgt. McQueary was serving his first tour in
Afghanistan, after serving two previous tours in Iraq;
Whereas, From an early age, Sgt. McQueary was
inclined to join the Marine Corps. He was inspired by his
late father, Dallas McQueary, who worked as a Bartholomew
County Sheriff's reserve deputy, and motivated by a strong
desire to serve
. In addition, he comes from a long line of
military veterans;
Whereas, Following his early graduation from Columbus
East High School in 2002, Sgt. McQueary enlisted in the U.S.
Marine Corps;
Whereas, Sgt. McQueary's courageous service earned him a Combat Action Ribbon, along with additional service decorations;
Whereas, Sgt. McQueary will receive a Purple Heart, a prestigious honor bestowed upon those who have been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. Military;
Whereas, Sgt. McQueary is survived by his wife, Rae
McQueary; their son, Hadley; his mother, Deborah
Kleinschmidt; and his sister, Rebecca Willison; and
Whereas, Marine Sergeant Jeremy McQueary's service
to our country shall never be forgotten, and his legacy should
be preserved by naming the part of Indiana Highway 46
between Columbus and Nashville after the fallen hero:
Therefore,
SECTION 1. The Indiana General Assembly urges the Indiana
Department of Transportation to name the part of Indiana Highway 46
between Columbus and Nashville in honor of Marine Sergeant Jeremy
McQueary.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to
transmit a copy of this Resolution to Rae McQueary, Deborah
Kleinschmidt, Rebecca Willison, and the Indiana Department of
Transportation.
