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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is important to recognize those who contributed |
| 3 | | to the betterment of the State of Illinois through public |
| 4 | | service; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen was born on February 3, 1967 in Breese; |
| 6 | | his parents were Marjorie "Margie" (nee Gebke) Jansen and Paul |
| 7 | | Jansen; he married Brenda Kluemke on January 28, 1995 at St. |
| 8 | | Cecilia Catholic Church in Bartelso; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen was the owner and operator of |
| 10 | | MacJenna's Restaurant in Bartelso; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic |
| 12 | | Church in Bartelso; he was also a 15-year veteran of the Santa |
| 13 | | Fe Fire Protection District in Bartelso, Bartelso Knights of |
| 14 | | Columbus Council 4745, and the 7 Levee Club in Bartelso; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen was an avid deer hunter and loved |
| 16 | | spending time with his family and friends on the river and at |
| 17 | | the clubhouse; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen gave his life in the line of duty while |
| 19 | | fighting a fire; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen was preceded in death by his father; |
| 2 | | his mother-in-law, Bernadette (nee Varel) Kluemke; his dear |
| 3 | | uncle, Fr. James Jansen; and his many aunts and uncles; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen is survived by his wife, Brenda; his |
| 5 | | daughters, Mackenna and Jenna Jansen; his siblings, Tony |
| 6 | | (Brenda) Jansen, Lynn (Louie) Loepker, Jeff (Sonja) Jansen, Joe |
| 7 | | (Sandy) Jansen, and Theresa (Jim) Ghormley; his father-in-law, |
| 8 | | Gerhard Kluemke; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Karen |
| 9 | | (Linus) Ripperda, Brian (Sam) Kluemke, Craig (Tanya) Kluemke, |
| 10 | | and Danny (Shelly) Kluemke; and his many nieces and nephews; |
| 11 | | and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Governor Pat Quinn ordered flags in the State of |
| 13 | | Illinois to fly at half-staff from December 4-6, 2012 to honor |
| 14 | | the sacrifice of Tim Jansen; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen was added to the National Fallen |
| 16 | | Firefighters Memorial on the National Fire Academy in |
| 17 | | Emmitsburg, Maryland and the Illinois Fallen Firefighter |
| 18 | | Memorial; he was also honored at the annual Illinois Fallen |
| 19 | | Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards |
| 20 | | Ceremony on May 9, 2013; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General |
| 22 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who gave their |
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| 1 | | lives in the service of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 4 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of |
| 5 | | Illinois Route 161 between the intersection of Hanover Street |
| 6 | | in Germantown and the intersection of South B Street in |
| 7 | | Bartelso as the Firefighter Tim Jansen Memorial Highway; and be |
| 8 | | it further
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
| 10 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with |
| 11 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs |
| 12 | | giving notice of the name of the Firefighter Tim Jansen |
| 13 | | Memorial Highway; and be it further
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 15 | | presented to the family of Tim Jansen, the Santa Fe Volunteer |
| 16 | | Fire Department, the Mayors of Bartelso and Germantown, and the |
| 17 | | Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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