Full Text of SJR0001 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who gave their
| 4 | | lives in service to their communities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On October 28, 2007, at approximately 2:49 a.m., | 6 | | Illinois State Trooper Brian Carl McMillen, while responding to | 7 | | a request by a local
officer for assistance, was involved in a | 8 | | fatal traffic crash with 2 additional vehicles on Dye Road in | 9 | | eastern Sangamon
County; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Trooper McMillen grew up in Pana; he enlisted in | 11 | | the Illinois Air National Guard in 2000 and was a proud member | 12 | | serving as a Tech Sergeant with the 183rd
Security Forces | 13 | | Squadron Fighter Wing; during his
tenure, he served 3 separate | 14 | | overseas deployments; he served in Saudi Arabia in 2002 as part
| 15 | | of Operation South Watch, in Romania in 2003 as part of | 16 | | Operation Iraqi Freedom, and in Italy in 2005; he received his | 17 | | bachelor degree in criminal justice in 2005 from the University | 18 | | of Illinois-Springfield; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Trooper McMillen graduated from Illinois State | 20 | | Police Cadet Class #113, for which he served as president, on | 21 | | February 2, 2007; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Every May, the Lincoln Land Community College
| 2 | | (LLCC) Veterans Club hosts a Memorial Run/Walk to fund the LLCC | 3 | | Brian McMillen Veterans Scholarship to honor Trooper | 4 | | McMillen's legacy and to provide financial support to veterans | 5 | | attending LLCC; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Trooper McMillen is survived by his wife; his | 7 | | parents; and his 10 siblings; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 10 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Interstate 72, Exit | 11 | | 122 overpass as the "Trooper Brian McMillen Memorial Overpass"; | 12 | | and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED That the Illinois Department of Transportation
is | 14 | | requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
State | 15 | | and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
giving | 16 | | notice of the name
"Trooper Brian McMillen Memorial Overpass"; | 17 | | and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Trooper McMillen and the Secretary | 20 | | of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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