Bill Text: IL HJR0110 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates a stretch of road on Interstate 55 near Williamsville from mile marker 107 ending at mile marker 109 as the "Trooper Bernard D. Skeeters Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HJR0110 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HJR0110-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 the line of duty; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Illinois State Trooper Bernard Delano "Bernie" | ||||||
6 | Skeeters's last watch occurred on May 20, 1982 when his patrol | ||||||
7 | car was struck from behind by a tractor trailer on Interstate | ||||||
8 | 55 near Williamsville; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Trooper Skeeters was working a safety detail | ||||||
10 | patrolling on southbound I-55 behind a paint truck when a | ||||||
11 | semi-trailer slammed into his squad car from behind forcing his | ||||||
12 | car into the paint truck in front of him; the 3-vehicle | ||||||
13 | accident instantly killed Trooper Skeeters; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Trooper Skeeters became an Illinois State Troper | ||||||
15 | on March 9, 1970 and served for 12 years; he was assigned to | ||||||
16 | District 9 in Springfield; he was the youngest of 15 children | ||||||
17 | to Joseph Edward and Grace Rosalie (nee Whitcomb) Skeeters; he | ||||||
18 | was survived by his wife, Marie, and their 3 sons, Tom, Ron, | ||||||
19 | and the late Andy; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
21 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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1 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | ||||||
2 | Interstate 55 near Williamsville from mile marker 107 ending at | ||||||
3 | mile marker 109 as the "Trooper Bernard D. Skeeters Memorial | ||||||
4 | Highway"; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
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6 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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7 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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8 | giving notice of the name "Trooper Bernard D. Skeeters Memorial | ||||||
9 | Highway"; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Trooper Skeeters and the Secretary | ||||||
12 | of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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