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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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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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