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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION



2 WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great
individuals 
4who have served our country; and


5 WHEREAS, Sheriff Roger Mulch was born on December 25, 1957 
6and passed away on April 20, 2022; and


7 WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch served with the Jefferson County 
8Sheriff's Office from 1980 to 2014 and had a
law enforcement 
9career that spanned over 40 years from 1980 to 2022; and


10 WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch served in numerous capacities 
11within the sheriff's office, including as a
deputy, in 
12investigations, and as chief deputy; he then ran for sheriff 
13and served three terms; and

14 WHEREAS, In 2014, Sheriff Mulch was elected president of 
15the Illinois Sheriffs' Association; and

16 WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch brought the Drug Abuse Resistance 
17Education (D.A.R.E.) program to
Jefferson County, which helped 
18the entire community, including many children and teens; and


19 WHEREAS, After retirement, Sheriff Mulch remained active, 
 
 
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and serving in the Chicago area from 2013 to 2022; and


2 WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch leaves behind his wife, Shelly, 
3their four-year-old daughter, Avery, and siblings, Kylee and 
4Klarc; therefore, be it


5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
6HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
7SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of

8Interstate 64 in Jefferson County as the "Sheriff Roger Mulch 
9Memorial Highway"; and be it further

10 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
11is requested to erect, at suitable locations
consistent with 
12State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
13giving notice of the name of
the "Sheriff Roger Mulch Memorial 
14Highway"; and be it further


15 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Sheriff Mulch
and the Secretary of 
17Transportation.