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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals 
4who have served our country and, in so doing, have gone above 
5and beyond the call of duty in truly heroic acts; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Specialist Phillip Pannier was born on December 5, 
71987 in Peoria; his parents were Donald and Robyn Amigoni 
8Pannier; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier graduated in 2006 from 
10Roanoke-Benson High School, where he was active in band, FFA, 
11football, and soccer; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier began his military career with 
13basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia; he achieved his rank 
14of private first class, serving his home post at Fort Campbell, 
15Kentucky; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier was killed in action on 
17January 8, 2008, while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom; he 
18was posthumously promoted to the rank of specialist; and
 
19    WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier was a member of St. Paul 
20Lutheran Church in Benson; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier enjoyed being outdoors on the 
2farm; he was also active with the Happy Hustlers 4-H Club and 
3was an avid deer hunter; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier was preceded in death by his 
5paternal and maternal grandparents, and his brother, Dale Opie 
6Pannier; and
 
7    WHEREAS, SPC Phillip Pannier was survived by his parents; 
8his brothers, Dan (Karin) Pannier and Benjamin Pannier; his 
9sister-in-law, Tanya; his nieces and nephews, Kaitlyn, Karly, 
10Kiefer, Jessica, Colton, and Dalana; and his fiancee, Jennifer 
11Held; therefore, be it

  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
13HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE 
14CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of Illinois 
15Route 116 from Roanoke to Metamora as the SPC Phillip J. 
16Pannier Memorial Highway; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
18is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
19State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
20giving notice of the name of the SPC Phillip J. Pannier 
21Memorial Highway; and be it further
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
2delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
3Transportation, the Village of Metamora, the Village of 
4Roanoke, and the family of Specialist Phillip Pannier.