Full Text of HJR0091 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays respect to Captain Jacob "Jake" Ringering by | 4 | | honoring him with a memorial highway; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering passed away in the line of duty on | 6 | | March 5, 2019
at the age of 37; he was born on December 14, 1981 | 7 | | in Alton; he graduated from East Alton
Wood River High School | 8 | | in 2000 and from Lewis & Clark Community College in 2004 with | 9 | | an Associate's Degree in Fire Science; he also earned his | 10 | | Emergency Medical Technician License; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering began his long career as a | 12 | | firefighter in East Alton on February 20, 2001; he was hired as | 13 | | a career firefighter at East Alton on December 20, 2005; on | 14 | | August 5, 2010, he was hired as a career firefighter with the | 15 | | Godfrey Fire Protection District, where
he attained the rank of | 16 | | lieutenant on March 27, 2013 and captain on May 1, 2014; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering was the technical rescue officer, | 18 | | respiratory protection officer,
and lead instructor for the | 19 | | Godfrey Fire Protection District; he earned Illinois Office of | 20 | | the State Fire Marshal
Certification in Firefighter II, | 21 | | Firefighter III, Basic Operations Firefighter, Advanced | 22 | | Technician
Service Vehicle Operator, Fire Apparatus Engineer, |
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| 1 | | Vehicle and Machinery Operations, Rescue
Specialist-Confined | 2 | | Space, Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations, Rope | 3 | | Operations,
Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Service Instructor | 4 | | II, Fire Investigator, and Rescue Specialist Vertical
II/High | 5 | | Angle; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, As a result of his dedication to public service, | 7 | | Jake Ringering impacted many lives, and
countless individuals | 8 | | are alive today as a testament; he served as president of the | 9 | | Godfrey
Firefighters Local 1692 and taught fire science at | 10 | | Lewis & Clark Community College; he was
also a | 11 | | trainer/instructor through Max Fire Training and a member of | 12 | | St. Mary's Catholic Church
in Alton; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering was preceded in death by his | 14 | | grandparents, Lucien and Majorie Ringering, and
Captain Ed | 15 | | Ballard; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering is survived by his wife, Allison | 17 | | Budde; his parents, Robin
Ballard Disney and her husband, | 18 | | Reverend Stephen Disney, and Larry Ringering and his wife,
Jan; | 19 | | his children, Nora Marie Ringering, Elaina Lynn Ringering, and | 20 | | Logan Jacob
Ringering; his brother, Chris Stratton (Richel); | 21 | | his sister, Julie Downs
(Jedediah); his grandmother, Thelma | 22 | | Ballard; Allison's parents, Robert
and Susan Budde; his | 23 | | sister-in-law, Andrea Budde; his brother-in-law, Andrew
Budde; |
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| 1 | | his nieces and nephews, Jaden, Jerald, Jolene, and Jacqueline
| 2 | | Downs, Landon and Levi Stratton, and Jackson Budde; and | 3 | | numerous aunts; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering was the most devoted husband and | 5 | | father to his family and always put
them first in his life; he | 6 | | was a leader and always wanted to help others; he was a loving | 7 | | son,
brother, and in-law, who never met a stranger; he was | 8 | | loved by many people, and everyone he
met called him a friend; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 12 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate West
Delmar Avenue | 13 | | in Godfrey as it travels between Staten Drive and Valhalla | 14 | | Cemetery as "Jake's Way Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
| 16 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
| 17 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
| 18 | | giving notice of the name "Jake's Way Memorial Highway"; and be | 19 | | it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Captain Jake Ringering, the | 22 | | Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the |
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| 1 | | Mayor of the City of Alton, and the Mayor of the City of | 2 | | Godfrey.
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