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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
  
2    WHEREAS, Officer James I. Brockmeyer was born in Chester to 
3Donald and Dixie (Bowen)
Brockmeyer on April 30, 1994; he 
4graduated from Chester High School in 2012, where he played 
5football, basketball, and baseball; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Officer Brockmeyer worked for the City of Chester 
7Gas Department and part-time for Derek's Lawn Service in 
8Chester before joining the Chester Police Department; he was 
9also a volunteer fireman for the Chester Fire Department; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Officer Brockmeyer dedicated himself to public 
11service, demonstrated by his service as a firefighter and by 
12his commitment to the profession of law enforcement; and
 
  
13    WHEREAS, Officer Brockmeyer was a member of St. John 
14Lutheran Church in Chester and the Randolph County Rod and
Gun 
15Club; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Officer Brockmeyer passed away on October 28, 2016 
17in the line of duty; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Officer Brockmeyer served as a cherished member of 
19the Chester Police and Fire Departments; he will be missed by 
20his fellow firefighters  and brothers and sisters in blue; and
  
 
  
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Officer Brockmeyer is survived by his parents; his 
2sister, Megan Brockmeyer; his fiance, Lauren Hoops; his 
3maternal grandmother, Joleen Bowen; and many aunts, uncles, 
4cousins,
and friends; therefore, be it
 
  
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
7CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 3 as it 
8travels from State Street in Chester to Water Street as the 
9"Officer James  I. Brockmeyer Memorial Highway"; and be it 
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation

12is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

13State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs

14giving notice of the name
"Officer James  I. Brockmeyer Memorial 
15Highway"; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to  the family of  Officer Brockmeyer, Chester Mayor 
18Tom Page, and the Secretary of the Department of 
19Transportation.