Bill Text: IL HR0186 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR0186 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0186-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives were devastated to learn of
the death of | ||||||
4 | McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was killed | ||||||
5 | in the line of duty
on March 7, 2019 at the age of 35; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner attended Western Illinois | ||||||
7 | University, where he met the love of his
life, Becki; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Born in to a law enforcement family, the desire to | ||||||
9 | protect and help others ran in Deputy Keltner's
blood; and
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10 | WHEREAS, A 13-year veteran of the McHenry County Sheriff's | ||||||
11 | office, Deputy Keltner was beloved by the
officers who worked | ||||||
12 | alongside him and the community he served; and
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13 | WHEREAS, A great detective and true "cop's cop", Deputy | ||||||
14 | Keltner was selected to serve as a member of the
U.S. Marshals | ||||||
15 | Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force; and
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16 | WHEREAS, A dedicated officer and lover of adventure, Deputy | ||||||
17 | Keltner bravely volunteered for a team that
chased "the worst | ||||||
18 | of the worst" criminal offenders; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner made the ultimate sacrifice in the |
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1 | service of that task force; he is a true
hero to his community, | ||||||
2 | to Illinois, and to his family; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner will be remembered as a man who | ||||||
4 | loved his job, his fellow officers, his country,
his Cubs, and, | ||||||
5 | most importantly, his family; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner leaves behind a loving wife of 11 | ||||||
7 | years, Becki Keltner, and two young boys,
Caleb and Carson; | ||||||
8 | therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
10 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
11 | we mourn the passing of Deputy Jacob Keltner and extend our | ||||||
12 | sincere condolences to his family,
friends, fellow officers, | ||||||
13 | and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to Deputy Keltner's wife, Becki Keltner, and
his | ||||||
16 | family as an expression of our deepest sympathy and in homage | ||||||
17 | to a great man who sacrificed his life to protect others.
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