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Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Illinois Bicentennial Office announce ‘Honor 200’ Recipients
Two Logan County Veterans to be among 200 Illinois Veterans honored on December 3, 2018

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[November 06, 2018]  The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Illinois Bicentennial Office announced the recipients of Bicentennial HONOR 200 today, honoring the work of 200 veterans who continue to make extraordinary contributions to the people of Illinois.

“America is the greatest nation on earth because of the sacrifice of our veterans,” said Governor Bruce Rauner. “We are proud to honor these 200 men and women as part of our Bicentennial celebration. Their service didn’t stop when they took off their uniforms. They continue to be heroes among us by going above and beyond the call of duty to take care of the people in their communities.”

“The Bicentennial HONOR 200 campaign is one of the most important commemorations of the yearlong Bicentennial Celebration,” said Stuart Layne, Executive Director of the Bicentennial Commission. “These 200 Illinois veterans truly make us Illinois Proud.”

 

All the Honor 200 recipients have been invited to attend the state’s official 200th birthday celebration at the United Center in Chicago on December 3, 2018.

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“Honor 200 provides us with an opportunity to showcase our veterans and the values they have when it comes to serving our communities,” said IDVA Director Stephen Curda, Ph.D.

The recipients represent more than 50 counties across the state of Illinois. Nominees were evaluated based on their achievements, and on the extent to which their contributions have aided, benefited and provided inspiration to their community at large. In addition, nominees must have received an honorable discharge from the U.S. military and reside in Illinois.

The IDVA and the Illinois Bicentennial Office are thankful for the support of Boeing, Walgreens, Peoples Gas and ComED, who are helping honor the 200 veterans at the Bicentennial birthday party.

For information on the Bicentennial go to www.illinois200.gov.

[Dave MacDonna]

Frist Name

Last Name

City

Daniel L

Acosta

Joliet

Robert M

Adams

Winfield

Jose

Alferez

Naperville

Ronald Steven (Steve)

Allen

Newman

Loyal (Andy)

Anderson

Mt. Carmel

Ronald

Archibald

Aurora

Robert A.

Arciola

Bartlett

Damon T.

Arnold

Chicago

James A

Balcer

Chicago

Stanley D

Banash

Chicago

Barry

Baron

Bourbonnais

Charles "Red"

Becker

Evansville

William R.

Beiersdorf

Arlington Hts.

Terrence J.

Benshoff

Glen Ellyn

Rex K.

Berry

Springfield

AC Homer Lee

Bizzle, III

Bellwood

Steve B.

Blinn

Orland Park

Stoy

Bliss

Maroa

Ethan

Blumhorst

Carbondale

John

Borling

Rockford

Patrick Walker

Brannan

Jacksonville

Andrew J "Doc"

Brown

Chicago

Bill

Browne

Hazel Crest

Sharon

Buchanan

Chicago

David "Scott"

Buennemeyer

Marseilles

Delmar

Buske

Litchfield

Patricia A.

Caire

Chicago

Stanley

Campbell

Rockford

Joe L.

Cherry, Jr.

Plainfield

Josue E.

Cordova

New Lenox

Mario

Cornelio

Shorewood

Brad

Cox

Springfield

Rochelle

Crump

Hazelcrest

Carlos Enrique

Cruz

Oswego

Robert M

Davis

South Holland

Thomas J.

Day

Berwyn

John Henry"Dutch"

DeGroot

Mt. Prospect

Daren S.

Dietmeier

Aledo

Stacey

Dixon

Chicago

Gardner T.

Douglas

Chicago

Thomas Michael

Dubelbeis

Orland Park

Charlie

Dukes

Georgetown

Patrick John

Dunham

Lindenhurst

Gary

Eisenhower, Sr.

Freeport

John

Espinoza

Rock Falls

Craig A.

Essick

Elgin

William Joseph

Fanning

Fowler

Edward M.

Farmer

Chicago

Felipe

Ferrer

Elk Grove Village

Rodney J.

Fink

Macomb

Beverly A.

Fitch

Calumet City

Steven

Fixler

Wheaton

Jorge

Fonseca

Bolingbrook

Dr. Clarice R.

Ford

Springfield

Thomas

Ford

Mt. Carmel

Candy

Gann

Havana

Joan H.

Garvert

Springfield

Sharon

Gaston

Burnham

Thomas Green

Gilder, Jr.

Lake Barrington

Bradley P.

Gould

Rantoul

Michael P.

Graffis

Tinley Park

Ernest

Gregory

Meredosia

SFC Frank

Gutierrez

Chicago

William

Haine

Alton

Lawrence W.

Hallstrom, LTC

Dunlap

Daryl

Hancock

Collinsville

Thomas

Harness

Carterville

Major Gen. David

Harris

Arlington Hts.

Derrick K.

Harris

Chicago

Michael M.

Hartman

Mendota

James

Harvey

Elgin

Robert M

Healy

Schaumburg

Julius

Hegler

Danville

David M.

Helfrich

Freeburg

Gary Charles

Henning

Freeburg

Paul Joseph

Hettich

Antioch

James

Hobson

Chicago

Eugene L.

Hollaway

Chester

Michael

Holub

Berwyn

Joshua

Huey

Streator

Dona Carol

Huffman

Chandlerville

Dale H.

Hunter

Springfield

Robert

Iverson, III

Broadview

William T

Jackson

Forsyth

Raymond P.

Jakubiak

Naperville

Tyler

Janiak

Princeton

Donald Lee

Jennings

Waverly

Tommy "Tom" Lee

Jones

Pingree Grove

Arleigh

Jones

Tuscola

David

Kammpwerth

Highland

Gregory

Kelm

Belvidere

James

Kerr, Sr.

Rock Island

John

Kowalski

Scheller

Michael Edward

Lake

Des Plaines

Frank Robert

Langenhorst

Germantown

Jimmie D.

Lansford

Streator

Clifford

Lauderdale

Shorewood

Matthew Lee

Lawson

Winchester

Art

Leach

Odell

David D

Lewis

Girard

Col. Anthony P.

Libri, Jr.

New Berlin

Vincent R

Long

Beason

Alberto

Lopez

Elgin

Dale H.

Lovekamp

Beardstown

Herschel L.

Luckinbill

Montgomery

Allen

Lynch

Gurnee

Gerald L.

Mahr

Mt. Auburn

Albert

Mampre

Skokie

Marie

Marcotte

Washington

James R.

Marshall

Topeka

Victor

Martinka

Plainfield

Lisa Ann

Mattingly

Winfield

William D

Maune

Park Forest

John L.

McCorkle

Jacksonville

Terrence J.

McDonald

Markham

Joseph P.

McKeown

Elgin

Philip H.

Mette

Effingham

John Albert

Metzger

Benton

John Joseph

Micetich

Coal City

Maryna

Misiewicz

Freeport

James H

Mukoyama, Jr.

Glenview

Eric

Murphy

Chatham

Louis

Myers, Jr.

Petersburg

Virginia A.

Narsete

Lisle

Larry E.

Nazimek

Chicago

William L.

Neuman

Waverly

Dennis, L

Nilsson

Niles

William J

Nissen

Lake Bluff

Christopher J.

O'Donnell

Winnetka

Stanley

Olenjack

Bradley

Anthony

O'Neal

Girard

Timothy George

O'Neil

Roselle

Greg

Padovani

Arlington Heights

Ralph

Pechanio

Elmhurst

Leo Walter

Penkala

Wheaton

Larry

Perrine

Quincy

Frederick (Fritz)

Pfister

Chatham

John

Picciolo

Lockport

Kathie

Powless

Blue Mound

John C.

Preston

Redbud

Jennifer

Pritzker

Chicago

Robert W

Reichert

Woodridge

Sam

Rice

Toulon

Diane Leslee

Richardson

Belleville

Ned B.

Ricks

Gurnee

Ernest

Rinella

Marion

Wilbert

Rolves

Carlyle

Thomas F.

Root

Princeton

Dustin

Row

Columbia

Alan W.

Rowe

Ottawa

Mallory D.

Russell

Lawrenceville

James

Sabella

O'Fallon

Benjamin Drew

Sanders

Joliet

Oscar Harrison

Sanders, Jr.

Anna

Roy Brown

Sartin

Chicago

Lawrence J.

Sassorossi

Highland Park

Joseph S.

Schaler

Lincoln

Blake

Schroedter

Effingham

John

Schwan

So. Barrington

Roger

Schwengel

Quincy

John Williams

Scifers

Hainesville

Delbert Leon

Seaton

Streamwood

Nick D.

Seefeld

Aledo

John Walter

Shaw

Naperville

Ronald

Singer

Geneva

Lt. Col. Sarah D.

Smith

Edwardsville

C.O.

Smith

Jacksonville

Kevin

Smith

Orland Park

Victor A.

Somoza

Crystal Lake

Robert

Spears

Knoxville

Vincent J

Speranza

Auburn

J.D. "Butch"

Spindler

Robinson

Cheri L.

Stanton (Clayton)

Monmouth

Robert

Statam

Chicago

Dennis

Thompson

Alsip

Eugene Kenneth

Thompson

Marseilles

Aaron P

Thorpe

Macomb

Dennis

Tipsword

East Peoria

Raymond E.

Torres

Sterling

Lauralee A.

Treece

Waverly

Darrel

Tucker

Clinton

Angela Denise

Tyler

Chicago

Richard J.

Van Pelt

Manteno

Rogelio

Villa

Chicago

Bruce David

Voges

St. Joseph

Michael E.

Walton

Springfield

Rodney

Wangelin

LaSalle

Craig 

Warner

Vernon Hills

Dawn Renee

Whitcomb

Quincy

Earl M.

White

Salem

Thomas P

Wilczak

Romeoville

Eli

Williamson

Chicago

Derrick

Winding

Chicago

William

Wolff

Bloomingdale

Winston

Woodard, III

Oak Lawn

Chad T.

Woodburn

El Paso

James Hector

Word

Steeleville

Frank

Wozniak

Lemont

Edward N

Wright

Jacksonville

Roy E.

Ziegler

Taylorville

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