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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have made a
4difference in their community and the State of Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, South Roxana Fire Chief William "Todd" Werner
6passed away on July 1, 2021, at the age of 48; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Chief Werner was born in Carlinville on September
89, 1972; he was the son of Josie (Fischer) Sparks and the late
9William "Bill" Sparks; he married Sonja Krotz on August 26,
102006; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Chief Werner worked in the fire service for 30
12years; he joined the South Roxana Fire Department in 1996,
13becoming the chief in 2013; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Chief Werner had been employed by the Madison
15County Sheriff's Office for the last three years; he was a
16member of the South Roxana Dad's Club and the Madison County
17Emergency Management Association; at the time of his passing,
18he was serving as village trustee for the Village of South
19Roxana; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Chief Werner is survived by his mother; his wife;

 

 

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1his sons, Christopher Moore, Devin Moore, and Austin Moore;
2his sister, Carla Lattimore; his many nieces and nephews; and
3other extended family and friends; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Chief Werner devoted his entire life to public
5service and was the epitome of selfless service to his
6community; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
8HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
9SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 111
10from New Poag Road to Madison Avenue as "The Chief Todd Werner
11Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
13is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
14State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
15giving notice of the name of "The Chief Todd Werner Memorial
16Highway"; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Chief Werner, the South Roxana Fire
19Department, the Village of South Roxana, and the Secretary of
20the Illinois Department of Transportation.