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SJ0045 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given
4their lives in service to their communities; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was born in Decatur to Jerry and
6Vickie (St. Pierre) Hanneken on December 3, 1975; he graduated
7from Mt. Zion High School in 1994 and received his bachelor's
8degree in criminal justice sciences from Illinois State
9University in 1999; he married Michelle Jean "Shelley" Hillman
10on August 18, 2001; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken achieved his lifelong goal of
12becoming a second generation Illinois State Police Trooper in
13December of 2000 as a part of Cadet Class 100; he was assigned
14first to State Police District 15 in Downers Grove and then
15home to State Police District 10, Pesotum; he received several
16professional honors; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was dedicated to his family and
18friends and to serving his community of Mt. Zion and the State
19of Illinois; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Todd Hanneken was preceded in death by his
21grandparents, Paul and Evelyn Hanneken and Gerald St. Pierre;

 

 

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2    WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Todd Hanneken was
3survived by his wife of nearly 20 years, Shelley; his sons,
4Benjamin Anthony and Nicholas William; his parents; his
5brother, Chad (Mandy); his grandmother, Doris St. Pierre; his
6in-laws, Bill and Linda Westbrook and Greg Hillman; his
7sister-in-law, Wendy Boeke (Jim Judd); and his nieces and
8nephews, Cade Hanneken, Luke Hanneken, McKinleigh Killham, and
9Grace Boeke; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
12REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois
13Route 121 as it runs from the Macon/Moultrie County line to the
14intersection of Route 121 and Route 36 in Decatur as the
15"Trooper Todd Hanneken Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
17is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
18State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
19giving notice of the name of "Trooper Todd Hanneken Memorial
20Highway"; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
22presented to the family of Todd Hanneken and the Secretary of

 

 

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