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SJ0006 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 truly great individuals;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dennis M. Neary was born to Edwin and Marilyn
6Neary of Morris on July 11, 1950; he attended Morris schools
7and Joliet Junior College; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dennis M. Neary began his career in law
9enforcement with the Grundy County Sheriff's Department; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dennis M. Neary was hired as a police officer in
11Coal City on October 23, 1972 and went on to serve as Chief of
12Police in Coal City for 30 years; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Dennis M. Neary also served 35 years with the
14Coal City Volunteer Fire Department, many of those years as
15Captain; he was also an EMT for six years; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Dennis M. Neary received the Coal City Community
17Service Award in 2002; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dennis M. Neary passed away on October 2, 2016,
19leaving behind his wife of 43 years, Cathy, two sons, and three

 

 

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1grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
3ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
4REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Route 113
5from Carbon Hill Road to Virginia Street in Coal City as the
6"Dennis M. Neary Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
8is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
9State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
10giving notice of the name the "Dennis M. Neary Memorial
11Highway"; and be it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
13presented to the family of Dennis M. Neary, Coal City Village
14President Terry Halliday, and the Secretary of the Department
15of Transportation.