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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given 
4their lives in service to their communities; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police has proudly served the 
6citizens of Illinois since 1922, and its dedication to public 
7safety has saved countless lives and enriched the State of 
8Illinois; and

  
 
9    WHEREAS, Illinois State Police Trooper Glenn Gagnon was 
10killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a car that had 
11passed his patrol car at 80 mph on Route 54 near Kankakee; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Trooper Gagnon was born to Mr. and Mrs. David 
13Gagnon in Clifton, Illinois on October 14, 1924, and he had one 
14brother and one sister; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Trooper Gagnon was a student in the Clifton 
16school district, graduating from Clifton High School, and he 
17served in the United States Navy in World War II and was 
18married to Ramona Hustedt; and

  
 
19    WHEREAS, Trooper Gagnon had served with the Illinois State 
20Police for six years and was assigned to District 6; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Trooper Gagnon was survived by his wife; his 
2parents; and his sister; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
5SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of 
6Illinois Route 50 from the intersection of North 
7Greenwood/Fair street to the North Hobbie/Brookmont Street as 
8the "Trooper Glenn Gagnon Memorial Highway"; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
10is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
11State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
12giving notice of the name of the "Trooper Glenn Gagnon 
13Memorial Highway"; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
15presented to the surviving family of Trooper Gagnon, the 
16Illinois State Police, and the Secretary of Transportation.