SGT. LEVI RIDGLEY MEM HGWY

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SJ0053
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SENATE 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 those who have served our
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country and, in doing so, have made the ultimate sacrifice for
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our nation; and

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WHEREAS, U.S. Army Sgt. Kenneth Levi Ridgley of Olney
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always dreamed of becoming a soldier and used to spend time at
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local military recruiting stations in his hometown; and

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WHEREAS, Sgt. Ridgley joined the Illinois National Guard
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and served for six years, a move that helped him earn his
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tuition at Southern Illinois University; and

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WHEREAS, Sgt. Ridgley joined the U.S. Army three years
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after leaving the Illinois National Guard and was assigned to
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the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
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Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis,
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Washington; and

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WHEREAS, Sgt. Ridgley was killed in action on March 30,
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2005 while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom when
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shooting broke out at a checkpoint as U.S. soldiers prepared
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to inspect a vehicle; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
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REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S.
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Highway 250 from the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and
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Illinois Route 130 in Olney to 10 miles west of Olney on U.S.
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Highway 50 as the "Sgt. Levi Ridgley Memorial Highway"; and be
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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 "Sgt. Levi Ridgley Memorial
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Highway"; 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 Sgt. Ridgley, the Mayor of Olney,
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and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
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Transportation.

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