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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given
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| 4 | | their lives in service to their communities; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was born in Decatur to Jerry and |
| 6 | | Vickie (St. Pierre) Hanneken on December 3, 1975; he graduated |
| 7 | | from Mt. Zion High School in 1994 and received his bachelor's |
| 8 | | degree in criminal justice sciences from Illinois State |
| 9 | | University in 1999; he married Michelle Jean "Shelley" Hillman |
| 10 | | on August 18, 2001; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken achieved his lifelong goal of |
| 12 | | becoming a second generation Illinois State Police Trooper in |
| 13 | | December of 2000 as a part of Cadet Class 100; he was assigned |
| 14 | | first to State Police District 15 in Downers Grove and then |
| 15 | | home to State Police District 10, Pesotum; he received several |
| 16 | | professional honors; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was dedicated to his family and |
| 18 | | friends and to serving his community of Mt. Zion and the State |
| 19 | | of Illinois; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was preceded in death by his |
| 21 | | grandparents, Paul and Evelyn Hanneken and Gerald St. Pierre; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Todd Hanneken was |
| 3 | | survived by his wife of nearly 20 years, Shelley; his sons, |
| 4 | | Benjamin Anthony and Nicholas William; his parents; his |
| 5 | | brother, Chad (Mandy); his grandmother, Doris St. Pierre; his |
| 6 | | in-laws, Bill and Linda Westbrook and Greg Hillman; his |
| 7 | | sister-in-law, Wendy Boeke (Jim Judd); and his nieces and |
| 8 | | nephews, Cade Hanneken, Luke Hanneken, McKinleigh Killham, and |
| 9 | | Grace Boeke; therefore, be it
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| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 11 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 12 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 121 |
| 13 | | as it runs from the Macon/Moultrie County line to the |
| 14 | | intersection of Route 121 and Route 36 in Decatur as the |
| 15 | | "Trooper Todd Hanneken Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
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| 17 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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| 18 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs |
| 19 | | giving notice of the name of "Trooper Todd Hanneken Memorial |
| 20 | | Highway"; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Todd Hanneken and the Secretary of |