HJ0004 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who gave their lives in service to their communities; and

WHEREAS, Dana Schoolman was a volunteer firefighter with the Ashkum Township Fire Protection District for six years; and

WHEREAS, Dana Schoolman also served as an emergency medical technician with the Ash-Clif Ambulance Service; and

WHEREAS, On November 6, 1988, Dana Schoolman was fatally injured in the line of duty; at approximately 8:00 am, he responded to a medical emergency call in his personal vehicle; he lost control on the ice and snow covered roadway near the intersection of US Route 45 and Iroquois County Road 2400 North and died from injuries sustained in the accident; and

WHEREAS, Dana Schoolman was 31 years of age; he was survived by his wife and two children; and

WHEREAS, Dana Schoolman was honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland in 1989 and at the Illinois Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Springfield; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of US Route 45, Iroquois County Road 2400 North on the South, to Illinois State Route 116 on the North as the "Firefighter Dana Schoolman 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 regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name "Firefighter Dana Schoolman Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of Dana Schoolman and the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.