Bill Text: IL HR1309 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates June 1, 2010 as Tony Cox Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-12-01 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps [HR1309 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1309-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Faith Dremmer was fatally injured last month while | ||||||
3 | on a spring break bike trip in downstate Illinois with 2 of her | ||||||
4 | friends; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The 17-year-old student was cycling with her | ||||||
6 | companions when an elderly driver crossed over the center line | ||||||
7 | and hit the girls head on with a minivan; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Ms. Dremmer was pronounced dead at a hospital in | ||||||
9 | Eldorado, while her friends, both 18, were taken to hospitals | ||||||
10 | in Indiana; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The girls were riding on rural roads about 320 | ||||||
12 | miles south of Chicago when the tragic accident occurred; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The Gallatin County Coroner was driving past the | ||||||
14 | site of the accident shortly after it happened; by chance, he | ||||||
15 | was the first person on the scene; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Coroner Tony Cox found all 3 young women | ||||||
17 | unconscious in a ditch and immediately began giving emergency | ||||||
18 | medical attention to the girls before they were taken to the | ||||||
19 | hospital; and
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1 | WHEREAS, If not for the emergency assistance provided by | ||||||
2 | Coroner Tony Cox, the other 2 young women may not have | ||||||
3 | survived; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | recognize and thank Gallatin County Coroner Tony Cox for his | ||||||
7 | heroic efforts in saving the lives of 2 young women; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That we designate June 1, 2010 as Tony Cox Day in | ||||||
10 | the State of Illinois; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Gallatin County Coroner Tony Cox.
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