Bill Text: IL HJR0004 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the section of US Route 45, Iroquois County Road 2400 North on the South, to Illinois State Route 116 on the North as the "Firefighter Dana Schoolman Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HJR0004 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0004-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who gave their
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4 | lives in service to their communities; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dana Schoolman was a volunteer firefighter with | ||||||
6 | the Ashkum Township
Fire Protection District for six years; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Dana Schoolman also served as an emergency medical | ||||||
8 | technician with the Ash-Clif Ambulance Service; and
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9 | WHEREAS, On November 6, 1988, Dana Schoolman was fatally | ||||||
10 | injured in the line of
duty; at approximately 8:00 am, he | ||||||
11 | responded to a medical emergency call in his personal
vehicle; | ||||||
12 | he lost control on the ice and snow covered roadway near the | ||||||
13 | intersection of US Route 45 and Iroquois
County Road 2400 North | ||||||
14 | and died from injuries sustained in the accident; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Dana Schoolman was 31 years of age; he was | ||||||
16 | survived by his wife and two children; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Dana Schoolman was honored at the National Fallen | ||||||
18 | Firefighters Memorial in
Emmitsburg, Maryland in 1989 and at | ||||||
19 | the Illinois Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Springfield; | ||||||
20 | therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
3 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of US Route | ||||||
4 | 45, Iroquois County Road 2400 North on the South, to Illinois | ||||||
5 | State Route 116 on the North as the "Firefighter Dana Schoolman | ||||||
6 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
8 | is requested to erect at suitable
locations, consistent with | ||||||
9 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
10 | giving
notice of the name "Firefighter Dana Schoolman Memorial | ||||||
11 | Highway"; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Dana
Schoolman and the Secretary of | ||||||
14 | the Department of Transportation.
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