SFC KYLE WEHRLY MEMORIAL HWY

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HJ0061
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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Assembly pays honor and respect to truly great individuals who
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have served our country and, in doing so, have made the
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ultimate sacrifice for our nation; and

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WHEREAS, Sergeant First Class Kyle B. Wehrly, the son of
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Reverend Peter Wehrly and Nita Cross, was born in Galesburg;
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and

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WHEREAS, SFC Wehrly joined the Illinois Army National
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Guard on September 28, 1995; he graduated from Galesburg High
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School in 1996 and studied at Spoon River Community College
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and Carl Sandburg College; he married Janet Kay Hays on May 8,
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1999; and

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WHEREAS, SFC Wehrly was a member of Bethel Baptist Church
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and an Illinois High School Association (IHSA) soccer referee;
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he enjoyed softball, hunting, fishing, golfing, tennis, and
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woodworking in his free time; and

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WHEREAS, SFC Wehrly bravely served in the Illinois Army
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National Guard with the 123rd Field Artillery Regiment; and

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WHEREAS, SFC Wehrly was killed in action on November 3,

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2005 in Ashraf, Iraq; and

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WHEREAS, During his service, SFC Wehrly was awarded the
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Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Achievement Medal, Army
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Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal,
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National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global
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War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal,
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Armed Forces Reserve Medal, NCO Professional Development
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Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Illinois Long and Honorable
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Service Medal, Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon, Illinois
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State Active Duty Ribbon, Army Combat Action Badge, Expert
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Rifle Badge, Expert Pistol Badge, and Expert Field Artillery
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Badge; and

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WHEREAS, SFC Wehrly is survived by his wife, Janet; his
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daughter, Kylee Kay (Wehrly) Brody; his father, Reverend Peter
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(Susie) Miester Wehrly; his mother, Nita (Rick) Cross; his
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grandmothers, Betty Gardner and June Wehrly; his brother,
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Lance J. Wehrly; and his sisters, Victoria, Jaquita, and
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Shanna Wehrly; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of
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U.S. Route 150 within Galesburg city limits as "SFC Kyle
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Wehrly Memorial Highway"; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
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is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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giving notice of the name "SFC Kyle Wehrly Memorial Highway";
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and be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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presented to the family of SFC Wehrly and the Secretary of the
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Illinois Department of Transportation.

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