Full Text of HJR0106 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE 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 the line of duty; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Myron G. Deckard was shot and killed in the | 6 | | line of duty on June 6, 2001 along Interstate 72 East while | 7 | | transporting a prisoner from Macon County to Vermilion County; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Deckard had served with the Vermilion County | 10 | | Sheriff's Department for 32 years and had been a warrant | 11 | | officer for 15 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Sgt. Deckard Memorial Scholarship Fund was | 13 | | established by Sgt. Deckard's family in his memory; the | 14 | | scholarship benefits students of the Danville Area Community | 15 | | College who are the dependents of a law enforcement officer or | 16 | | of a member of the Danville Rifle and Pistol Club; each year, | 17 | | the Danville Rifle and Pistol Club hosts a pistol shoot and | 18 | | raffle to raise funds for the scholarship, and, over the | 19 | | event's 8-year history, it has contributed over $61,000 to the | 20 | | scholarship fund; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Deckard is survived by his wife, Jean, and |
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| 1 | | his son, Tony; he was a 32nd degree Mason and past president of | 2 | | the Uncle Joe Cannon Toastmasters Club; he was an active member | 3 | | of the Danville Rifle and Pistol Club and was a regular at the | 4 | | YMCA health club; he also visited schools giving young children | 5 | | presentations on law enforcement; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Deckard's dedication and devotion are the | 7 | | standard by which Illinois law enforcement is measured; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 11 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the rest areas on | 12 | | Interstate 72 East and 72 West at Milepost 152, between Decatur | 13 | | and Champaign, as the "Sgt. Myron G. Deckard Memorial Rest | 14 | | Area"; and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation
is | 16 | | requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State | 17 | | and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
giving | 18 | | notice of the name; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Sgt. Deckard and the Secretary of | 21 | | the Department of Transportation.
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