Grayslake Post Office Could Be Named After Fallen Local Soldier Dimock

GRAYSLAKE, IL — The Grayslake Post Office could soon bear the name of a fallen local soldier who was killed in 2010 during his second tour in Afghanistan serving on Operating Enduring Freedom.

The U.S. House of Representatives this week unanimously passed a resolution to rename the post office after Army Specialist Joseph “Joey” W. Dimock III. The resolution will now go to the U.S. Senate for consideration to honor Dimock, a Libertyville name, who joined the U.S. Army in 2007.

Dimock served for nearly three years with the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He was serving his third overseas deployment, his second in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, when he died on July 10, 2010, in Salerno, Afghanistan.

Dimock received several awards through his years of service to our country, including the Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medal, according to a news release.

"Our nation honors the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. We are called on to recount their stories and keep their memories alive," Congressman Brad Schneider (D-10th) said in the release. "Army Ranger Joey Dimock died a hero in Afghanistan. He volunteered for service in 2007, served on three overseas deployments, and tragically lost his life in Afghanistan in 2010. Joey is a role model to all who knew him, and I hope that, with this memorialization of Joey's life, his service and bravery may serve as a model for all of Grayslake and that his memory will always be a blessing."

Dimock was born in Libertyville on May 25, 1989, to Joseph and Ellen Dimock. He grew up in Wildwood and graduated from Warren Township High School. Dimock was a member of the Wildwood Presbyterian Church, Boy Scout Troop 672 where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and swam on the Warren Blue Devils swim team.