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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General |
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great
individuals |
| 4 | | who have served their country and communities; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Roger Busby was born in Danville to Edwin and Nora |
| 6 | | Busby on October 21, 1940; he graduated from Young America High |
| 7 | | School in 1959; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Roger Busby served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to |
| 9 | | 1967, attaining the rank of Sergeant; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Roger Busby graduated from Eastern Illinois |
| 11 | | University in 1971 and completed
instruction at the Police |
| 12 | | Training Institute at the University of Illinois; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Roger Busby devoted his life to public service; he |
| 14 | | served 12 years as a deputy sheriff for Edgar
County and later |
| 15 | | worked as an abuse investigator for the Illinois Department of |
| 16 | | Children and Family
Services; he also was a licensing |
| 17 | | representative for home day cares until his retirement in 2006; |
| 18 | | and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, In his free time, Roger Busby gave his time and |
| 20 | | talents to many civic and community organizations,
including |
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| 1 | | the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, the Illinois Police |
| 2 | | Association, Brocton American Legion Post
977, Oakland VFW Post |
| 3 | | 3637, 40/8, Edgar County Republicans, AMVETS, the Eastern |
| 4 | | Alumni Association,
the National Rifle Association, and the |
| 5 | | Illinois State Rifle Association; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Roger Busby served the public on the Brocton Town |
| 7 | | Board and the Edgar County Sheriff's
Merit Board; he was the |
| 8 | | precinct committeeman for Embarrass Precinct in Edgar County; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, On August 30, 2013, Roger Busby passed away, |
| 11 | | leaving behind his wife, two stepchildren, and
three |
| 12 | | grandchildren; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Roger Busby was "Mr. Edgar County"; he loved all |
| 14 | | things and all people, especially his wife, Karon, their |
| 15 | | neighbors, and their many, many family members and friends; he |
| 16 | | embodied the phrase, "God, family, country"; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
| 19 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 49 from US |
| 20 | | Route 36 to Illinois Route 133 as the "Roger Busby Memorial |
| 21 | | Highway"; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
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| 2 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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| 3 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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| 4 | | giving notice of the name
the "Roger Busby Memorial Highway"; |
| 5 | | and be it further
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| 6 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 7 | | presented to the family of Roger Busby and the Secretary of |
| 8 | | Transportation.
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