Bill Text: IN SR0006 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging INDOT to name a bridge for former Senator Gary Dillon.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs [SR0006 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SR0006-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to name the bridge over the Blue River in Columbia City on State Road 9 between Hanna Street and West Spencer Street the "Senator Gary P. Dillon Bridge".
January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security,
Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of
Transportation to name the bridge over the Blue River in Columbia
City on State Road 9 between Hanna Street and West Spencer Street
the "Senator Gary P. Dillon Bridge".
Whereas, Senator Gary P. Dillon began his career in the
Indiana General Assembly in 1998 when he was elected to
serve in the House of Representatives;
Whereas, Senator Dillon served two terms in the House
of Representatives, where he was the ranking minority
member on both the Education Committee and the
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development
Committee;
Whereas, The National Republican Legislators
Association named Senator Dillon the Republican Freshman
Legislator of the Year in 2000;
Whereas, In 2002, Senator Dillon was elected to the
Indiana Senate to represent Senate District 17;
Whereas, Throughout his 12-year tenure in the Indiana
General Assembly, Senator Dillon has been a champion for
the people of the state of Indiana and has honestly and
faithfully served his constituency;
Whereas, Senator Dillon has served as a member on
numerous legislative standing committees and
subcommittees, including the Education and Career
Development Committee, Elections and Redistricting
Subcommittee, Energy and Environmental Affairs
Committee, Natural Resources Committee, Pensions and
Labor Committee, and Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee;
Whereas, In addition, Senator Dillon has enjoyed the
role of ranking member for the Appropriations Committee
and for the Health and Provider Services Committee and
served as chair of the Ethics Committee and the Public
Health Subcommittee;
Whereas, Senator Dillon was also appointed to the
position of Assistant Majority Caucus Chair;
Whereas, Senator Dillon's dedication to the people of the
state of Indiana extends beyond the Indiana Senate;
Whereas, From 1965 to 1971, Senator Dillon served in
the Indiana Air National Guard;
Whereas, In 1968, while in the Indiana Air National
Guard, he received his bachelor of arts degree from Wabash
College;
Whereas, Upon graduation, Senator Dillon went on to
medical school at Indiana University, where he won the Otis
R. Bowen Leadership Award and an Academic Achievement
Award;
Whereas, After graduating and becoming board certified
in 1977, Senator Dillon spent nearly 30 years in private
practice in Fort Wayne, Indiana;
Whereas, Senator Dillon's career in medicine includes
various leadership roles, such as Medical Director of Whitley
County Hospice, President of Whitley County Hospital's
medical staff, and member of the leadership committee at
Parkview Medical System in Fort Wayne, Indiana;
Whereas, Senator Dillon pursued a Dermatopathology
Fellowship from 2008 to 2009, becoming board certified in
dermatopathology in 2009;
Whereas, Senator Dillon has been a part-time clinical
faculty member at the Indiana University Dermatopathology
Department for several years and currently works part time
in Dermatopathology at Clarion and Mid-America Pathology
Services;
Whereas, In addition to his work in the legislature,
Senator Dillon has served the community of Whitley County
in a myriad of ways. He acted as President and board
member of the Whitley County Board of Health and board
member of the Whitley County Consolidated School Board.
He is also a founding board member of Whitley County
Youth for Christ and served on the Whitley County YMCA
Board and Funding Committee;
Whereas, Senator Dillon's family includes his wife,
Judith Ann, four adult children, and five grandchildren; and
Whereas, Senator Gary P. Dillon is admired and
respected by everyone in the Indiana Senate: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate urges the Indiana
Department of Transportation to name the bridge over the Blue River
in Columbia City on State Road 9 between Hanna Street and West
Spencer Street the "Senator Gary P. Dillon Bridge" in honor of Senator
Dillon's dedicated service to the Indiana Senate.
SECTION 2. That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the
Secretary of the Senate to the commissioner of the Indiana Department
of Transportation.
