Bill Text: IL HJR0098 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the section of Interstate 64 in Jefferson County as the "Sheriff Roger Mulch Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-15 - Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin [HJR0098 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HJR0098-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 the truly great
individuals | ||||||
| 4 | who have served our country; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Roger Mulch was born on December 25, 1957 | ||||||
| 6 | and passed away on April 20, 2022; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch served with the Jefferson County | ||||||
| 8 | Sheriff's Office from 1980 to 2014 and had a
law enforcement | ||||||
| 9 | career that spanned over 40 years from 1980 to 2022; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch served in numerous capacities | ||||||
| 11 | within the sheriff's office, including as a
deputy, in | ||||||
| 12 | investigations, and as chief deputy; he then ran for sheriff | ||||||
| 13 | and served three terms; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 2014, Sheriff Mulch was elected president of | ||||||
| 15 | the Illinois Sheriffs' Association; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch brought the Drug Abuse Resistance | ||||||
| 17 | Education (D.A.R.E.) program to
Jefferson County, which helped | ||||||
| 18 | the entire community, including many children and teens; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, After retirement, Sheriff Mulch remained active, | ||||||
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| 1 | working
and serving in the Chicago area from 2013 to 2022; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch leaves behind his wife, Shelly, | ||||||
| 3 | their four-year-old daughter, Avery, and siblings, Kylee and | ||||||
| 4 | Klarc; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 7 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of
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| 8 | Interstate 64 in Jefferson County as the "Sheriff Roger Mulch | ||||||
| 9 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 11 | is requested to erect, at suitable locations
consistent with | ||||||
| 12 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 13 | giving notice of the name of
the "Sheriff Roger Mulch Memorial | ||||||
| 14 | Highway"; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Sheriff Mulch
and the Secretary of | ||||||
| 17 | Transportation.
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