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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 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 our country and State and, in doing so, have | ||||||
| 5 | made the ultimate sacrifice; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Chief Arthur L. Weston was born to Leo and | ||||||
| 7 | Dorothy Weston in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 1, 1925; he | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from West High School in 1943; he served with the | ||||||
| 9 | U.S. Army during World War II; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Chief Weston started his career as a patrolman | ||||||
| 11 | for the Loves Park Police Department; he was the former police | ||||||
| 12 | chief and organizer of the Rock Valley security force; he also | ||||||
| 13 | served as the Byron and Roscoe police chief as well as deputy | ||||||
| 14 | coroner for Winnebago County and deputy in the Winnebago | ||||||
| 15 | County Sheriff's Department; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Chief Weston married Marion Weston on August 21, | ||||||
| 17 | 1947; he was a loving husband and father to Marion and his five | ||||||
| 18 | children, Cindy Gau, Vickey Robert, Debbie Pasch, Wanda | ||||||
| 19 | Vertterlli, and William Weston; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Chief Weston was a proud member of the Illinois | ||||||
| 21 | Police Association, the Rockton Rotary Club, and the Rockton | ||||||
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| 1 | American Legion; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, On October 27, 1977, Chief Weston responded to a | ||||||
| 3 | burglary-in-progress call and located the suspect in an | ||||||
| 4 | upstairs bedroom; after an intense struggle, he was able to | ||||||
| 5 | place the suspect into custody; as he was transporting the | ||||||
| 6 | suspect to jail, he began to have chest pains and called for | ||||||
| 7 | backup; he was taken to a local hospital, where he died | ||||||
| 8 | approximately one hour later; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Chief Weston gave his life in the line of duty; | ||||||
| 10 | and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Chief Weston was | ||||||
| 12 | survived by his wife, Marion, and his children, Cindy, Vickey, | ||||||
| 13 | Debbie, Wanda, and William; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 16 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois Route 2 in Rockton as the "Chief Arthur L. Weston | ||||||
| 18 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 20 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 21 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
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| 1 | giving notice of the name "Chief Arthur L. Weston Memorial | ||||||
| 2 | Highway"; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to the family of Chief Weston and the Secretary of | ||||||
| 5 | Transportation. | ||||||