Bill Text: IL SJR0039 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates Illinois Route 111 in Pontoon Beach from Timberlake Drive to Pontoon Road as the "Officer Tyler Timmins Memorial Highway".

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-01-10 - Resolution Adopted 105-000-000 [SJR0039 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SJR0039-Introduced.html

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given
their lives in service to their communities; and
WHEREAS, On October 26, 2021, Pontoon Beach Police Officer
Tyler N. Timmins approached a suspected stolen vehicle, and
the suspect began firing at the officer, who was then shot,
airlifted to a St. Louis hospital, and later succumbed to his
injuries; and
WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was born in Alton to Timothy and
Beverly (Zeisset) Timmins on December 18, 1984; he married
Linsey (Hornberger) Timmins on September 11, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Officer Timmins joined the Pontoon Beach Police
Department in April 2020; during his 14-year career, he also
served as a cadet for the City of Wood River Police Department,
a patrolman for the Village of Roxana Police Department, chief
in the Village of Worden, and a patrolman in the Village of
Hartford; and
WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was preceded in death by his
maternal grandfather, Marcell "Chuck" Zeisset, and his
paternal grandparents, Carl and Mae Timmins; and

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WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Officer Timmins was
survived by his wife, Linsey; his father, Timothy Timmins; his
daughter, Chloe Rice; his maternal grandmother, Eva Faye
Zeisset; his stepmother, Laura (Evans) Timmins; his brother,
Jake (Sabrina) Timmins; his nieces, Lennon and Everly Timmins;
numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; thousands of "Brothers
and Sisters in Blue"; and his beloved fur babies, Scooter and
Wrigley; and
WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was a loving father, husband,
brother, son, uncle, cousin, and friend; he was a loving,
loyal, and kind man who never met a stranger and had a
servant's heart of gold; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois
Route 111 in Pontoon Beach from Timberlake Drive to Pontoon
Road as the "Officer Tyler Timmins Memorial Highway"; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
State and federal highway regulations, appropriate plaques or
signs giving notice of the name "Officer Tyler Timmins

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Memorial Highway"; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
presented to the family of Officer Timmins, the Mayor of
Pontoon Beach, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
Transportation.