Full Text of HJR0074 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is important to recognize those who contributed | 3 | | to the betterment of the State of Illinois through public | 4 | | service; and
| 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
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tim Jansen was the owner and operator of | 10 | | MacJenna's Restaurant in Bartelso; and
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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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