Bill Text: IL HR1154 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Jason Seaman on his quick thinking and heroic actions which saved the lives of his students at Noblesville Middle School West in Indiana.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR1154 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1154-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, On May 25, 2018, Indiana middle school teacher | ||||||
3 | Jason Seaman risked his life to protect the lives of his | ||||||
4 | students by subduing a student who came into his classroom and | ||||||
5 | began opening fire with two handguns; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jason Seaman and 13-year old student, Ella | ||||||
7 | Whistler, were wounded by gunfire in the shooting; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Jason Seaman was released from the hospital | ||||||
9 | Saturday, May 26, 2018; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Jason Seaman was a three-sport athlete when he | ||||||
11 | attended high school in Mahomet, Illinois; and
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12 | WHEREAS, From 2007 until 2010, Jason Seaman played football | ||||||
13 | for Southern Illinois University, where he was a defensive end, | ||||||
14 | tallied 88 tackles and eight sacks with two forced fumbles in | ||||||
15 | 47 games for the Salukis; and
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16 | WHEREAS, We salute Jason Seaman for his bravery and heroism | ||||||
17 | and acknowledge that his actions saved many lives; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Jason Seaman is the embodiment of what it means to | ||||||
19 | be a true American, and as a grateful neighboring state and as |
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1 | fellow Americans, we offer our full thoughts and prayers for a | ||||||
2 | speedy and full recovery; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | congratulate, commend, and applaud Jason Seaman for his heroic | ||||||
6 | actions that saved the lives of his students, and we wish him | ||||||
7 | and Ella Whistler a speedy recovery; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to Jason Seaman and to the Principal of Noblesville | ||||||
10 | Middle School West.
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