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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of 3rd | ||||||
| 4 | generation volunteer firefighter Kody Michael Vanfossan of | ||||||
| 5 | Christopher, who passed away while responding to a building | ||||||
| 6 | fire on May 5, 2019; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Kody Vanfossan was known for his kind heart and | ||||||
| 8 | willingness to help others, and he had countless friends, both | ||||||
| 9 | in and out of the fire service; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Kody Vanfossan made the ultimate sacrifice in | ||||||
| 11 | defense of and in service to his community while responding to | ||||||
| 12 | a six alarm fire with the Christopher Fire Department; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Kody Vanfossan was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 14 | grandparents, Libero and Delphine Bartolotti, Mitch Wilkerson, | ||||||
| 15 | Bob Adams, and Tom Vanfossan; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Kody Vanfossan was survived by his son, Erik | ||||||
| 17 | Michael Vanfossan; his parents; his brother; and his sister; | ||||||
| 18 | and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The members of the 101st General Assembly offered | ||||||
| 20 | their respect and esteem for the ultimate sacrifice paid by | ||||||
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| 1 | fallen firefighter Kody Vanfossan via House Resolution 361; | ||||||
| 2 | therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 148 | ||||||
| 6 | north of the City of Christopher at the city limits north of | ||||||
| 7 | the intersection of Harrison Street and Highway 148 and south | ||||||
| 8 | of the City of Christopher at the northeast intersection of | ||||||
| 9 | Yellow Banks Road and Illinois Route 148 as the "Firefighter | ||||||
| 10 | Kody M. Vanfossan Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 12 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 13 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 14 | giving notice of the name of "Firefighter Kody M. Vanfossan | ||||||
| 15 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Kody Vanfossan, the City of | ||||||
| 18 | Christopher, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 19 | Transportation.
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