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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
4who have served our country and State and, in doing so, have
5made the ultimate sacrifice; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Arthur L. Weston was born to Leo and
7Dorothy Weston in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 1, 1925; he
8graduated from West High School in 1943; he served with the
9U.S. Army during World War II; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Chief Weston started his career as a patrolman
11for the Loves Park Police Department; he was the former police
12chief and organizer of the Rock Valley security force; he also
13served as the Byron and Roscoe police chief as well as deputy
14coroner for Winnebago County and deputy in the Winnebago
15County Sheriff's Department; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Chief Weston married Marion Weston on August 21,
171947; he was a loving husband and father to Marion and his five
18children, Cindy Gau, Vickey Robert, Debbie Pasch, Wanda
19Vertterlli, and William Weston; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Chief Weston was a proud member of the Illinois
21Police Association, the Rockton Rotary Club, and the Rockton

 

 

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1American Legion; and
 
2    WHEREAS, On October 27, 1977, Chief Weston responded to a
3burglary-in-progress call and located the suspect in an
4upstairs bedroom; after an intense struggle, he was able to
5place the suspect into custody; as he was transporting the
6suspect to jail, he began to have chest pains and called for
7backup; he was taken to a local hospital, where he died
8approximately one hour later; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Chief Weston gave his life in the line of duty;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Chief Weston was
12survived by his wife, Marion, and his children, Cindy, Vickey,
13Debbie, Wanda, and William; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
15HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
16SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of
17Illinois Route 75 from East Union Street to East River Street
18in Rockton as the "Chief Arthur L. Weston Memorial Highway";
19and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
21is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

 

 

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1State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
2giving notice of the name "Chief Arthur L. Weston Memorial
3Highway"; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Chief Weston and the Secretary of
6Transportation.