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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting and appropriate that we honor
3those who made a difference through sacrifice and service to
4the State of Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
6Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of McHenry
7County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was killed in the
8line of duty on March 7, 2019 at the age of 35; and
 
9    WHEREAS, House Resolution 186 of the 101st General Assembly
10expressed its respect for the sacrifice made by Deputy Keltner
11in the line of duty; and
 
12    WHEREAS, There was an unprecedented public outpouring of
13support for Deputy Keltner and his family, as witnessed by the
14hundreds of people who paid their respects at every turn, both
15during formal services and by standing along the procession
16routes on his final trip home from Rockford to McHenry County
17and as he was driven to his final rest; and
 
18    WHEREAS, It is fitting to remember Deputy Keltner, not only
19for the dedication to duty that took him from his family but
20for what his passing did to bring a community together in both
21its grief and its gratitude for his sacrifice as he gave his

 

 

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1last full measure of devotion; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner's "End of Watch" was not the act
3which took him from us but was the posthumous act that brought
4a grateful community together in its outpouring of respect for
5a man who gave his life in the line of duty serving the people
6of McHenry County and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
8HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
9SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the interchange at
10Interstate 90 and Illinois Route 23 as the "Deputy Jacob
11Keltner Memorial Interchange"; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is
13requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State
14and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving
15notice of the name of the "Deputy Jacob Keltner Memorial
16Interchange"; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Deputy Keltner, the Illinois State
19Toll Highway Authority, McHenry County, the City of Marengo,
20and the McHenry County Sheriff's Department.