HJ0066 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting and appropriate that we honor those who made a difference through sacrifice and service to the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was killed in the line of duty on March 7, 2019 at the age of 35; and

WHEREAS, House Resolution 186 of the 101st General Assembly expressed its respect for the sacrifice made by Deputy Keltner in the line of duty; and

WHEREAS, There was an unprecedented public outpouring of support for Deputy Keltner and his family, as witnessed by the hundreds of people who paid their respects at every turn, both during formal services and by standing along the procession routes on his final trip home from Rockford to McHenry County and as he was driven to his final rest; and

WHEREAS, It is fitting to remember Deputy Keltner, not only for the dedication to duty that took him from his family but for what his passing did to bring a community together in both its grief and its gratitude for his sacrifice as he gave his last full measure of devotion; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner's "End of Watch" was not the act which took him from us but was the posthumous act that brought a grateful community together in its outpouring of respect for a man who gave his life in the line of duty serving the people of McHenry County and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the interchange at Interstate 90 and Illinois Route 23 as the "Deputy Jacob Keltner Memorial Interchange"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name of the "Deputy Jacob Keltner Memorial Interchange"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of Deputy Keltner, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, McHenry County, the City of Marengo, and the McHenry County Sheriff's Department.