Bill Text: IL HJR0087 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 148 north of the City of Christopher at the city limits north of the intersection of Harrison Street and Highway 148 and south of the City of Christopher at the northeast intersection of Yellow Banks Road and Illinois Route 148 as the "Firefighter Kody M. Vanfossan Memorial Highway."
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-08 - Referred to Assignments [HJR0087 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HJR0087-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of 3rd | ||||||
4 | generation volunteer firefighter Kody Michael Vanfossan of | ||||||
5 | Christopher, who passed away while responding to a building | ||||||
6 | fire on May 5, 2019; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Kody Vanfossan was known for his kind heart and | ||||||
8 | willingness to help others, and he had countless friends, both | ||||||
9 | in and out of the fire service; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Kody Vanfossan made the ultimate sacrifice in | ||||||
11 | defense of and in service to his community while responding to | ||||||
12 | a six alarm fire with the Christopher Fire Department; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Kody Vanfossan was preceded in death by his | ||||||
14 | grandparents, Libero and Delphine Bartolotti, Mitch Wilkerson, | ||||||
15 | Bob Adams, and Tom Vanfossan; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Kody Vanfossan was survived by his son, Erik | ||||||
17 | Michael Vanfossan; his parents; his brother; and his sister; | ||||||
18 | and
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19 | WHEREAS, The members of the 101st General Assembly offered | ||||||
20 | their respect and esteem for the ultimate sacrifice paid by |
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1 | fallen firefighter Kody Vanfossan via House Resolution 361; | ||||||
2 | therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 148 | ||||||
6 | north of the City of Christopher at the city limits north of | ||||||
7 | the intersection of Harrison Street and Highway 148 and south | ||||||
8 | of the City of Christopher at the northeast intersection of | ||||||
9 | Yellow Banks Road and Illinois Route 148 as the "Firefighter | ||||||
10 | Kody M. Vanfossan Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
12 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
13 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
14 | giving notice of the name of "Firefighter Kody M. Vanfossan | ||||||
15 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Kody Vanfossan, the City of | ||||||
18 | Christopher, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
19 | Transportation.
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