Bill Text: IL HJR0053 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 111 from New Poag Road to Madison Avenue as "The Chief Todd Werner Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-09 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0053 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HJR0053-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have made a | ||||||
4 | difference in their community and the State of Illinois; and
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5 | WHEREAS, South Roxana Fire Chief William "Todd" Werner | ||||||
6 | passed away on July 1, 2021, at the age of 48; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Chief Werner was born in Carlinville on September | ||||||
8 | 9, 1972; he was the son of Josie (Fischer) Sparks and the late | ||||||
9 | William "Bill" Sparks; he married Sonja Krotz on August 26, | ||||||
10 | 2006; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Chief Werner worked in the fire service for 30 | ||||||
12 | years; he joined the South Roxana Fire Department in 1996, | ||||||
13 | becoming the chief in 2013; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Chief Werner had been employed by the Madison | ||||||
15 | County Sheriff's Office for the last three years; he was a | ||||||
16 | member of the South Roxana Dad's Club and the Madison County | ||||||
17 | Emergency Management Association; at the time of his passing, | ||||||
18 | he was serving as village trustee for the Village of South | ||||||
19 | Roxana; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Chief Werner is survived by his mother; his wife; |
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1 | his sons, Christopher Moore, Devin Moore, and Austin Moore; | ||||||
2 | his sister, Carla Lattimore; his many nieces and nephews; and | ||||||
3 | other extended family and friends; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Chief Werner devoted his entire life to public | ||||||
5 | service and was the epitome of selfless service to his | ||||||
6 | community; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
9 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 111 | ||||||
10 | from New Poag Road to Madison Avenue as "The Chief Todd Werner | ||||||
11 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
13 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
14 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
15 | giving notice of the name of "The Chief Todd Werner Memorial | ||||||
16 | Highway"; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Chief Werner, the South Roxana Fire | ||||||
19 | Department, the Village of South Roxana, and the Secretary of | ||||||
20 | the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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