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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General |
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our |
| 4 | | country; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Roger Scott served his country in the |
| 6 | | United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969 before he began his |
| 7 | | long and distinguished career with the DeKalb County Sheriff's |
| 8 | | Office; after receiving an honorable discharge from the Air |
| 9 | | Force with the rank of sergeant, he started as a radio operator |
| 10 | | and jailor; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott has served as the DeKalb County |
| 12 | | Sheriff since being appointed in 1985 and first elected in |
| 13 | | 1986; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott created and developed dozens of |
| 15 | | Sheriffs' Citizens Police Academies from 1996 to 2020; he was |
| 16 | | a member of the 911 Steering Committee in 1988 and established |
| 17 | | a Domestic Violence Unit in 2005; he was a founding member of |
| 18 | | the DeKalb County Major Crime Unit; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott's accomplishments as sheriff |
| 20 | | include the Governor's Award for Excellence in Training in |
| 21 | | 1999 and the National Sheriffs' Association Presidential Award |
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| 1 | | for distinguished service in 2010 and serving as president of |
| 2 | | the Illinois Sheriffs' Association from 2005 to 2006; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott was born and raised in DeKalb |
| 4 | | County and lives in DeKalb with his wife, Marcia, and his |
| 5 | | children; they are members of the Waterman Bible Church; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott and Marcia have raised three |
| 7 | | biological children and seven adopted children and have |
| 8 | | fostered almost 40 children since 1989; therefore, be it
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 10 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 11 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 23 |
| 12 | | in DeKalb from Gurler Road to Perry Road as the "Sheriff Roger |
| 13 | | Scott Highway"; and be it further
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
| 15 | | is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with |
| 16 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs |
| 17 | | giving notice of the name "Sheriff Roger Scott Highway"; and |
| 18 | | be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to Sheriff Scott, the DeKalb County Sheriff's |
| 21 | | Office, the DeKalb County Board, and the Secretary of the |