Full Text of HR1499 94th General Assembly
HR1499 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is the distinct pleasure of the members of the | 3 |
| House of Representatives to recognize citizens that have shown | 4 |
| heroic efforts on behalf of the life of another citizen; and
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| WHEREAS, On the morning of November 6th, 2006, two | 6 |
| semi-tractor trailers collided on Illinois Route 1 south of | 7 |
| Paris, Illinois, resulting in an explosion that severely | 8 |
| injured both drivers; and
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| WHEREAS, Katie Porter, a Licensed Practical Nurse and | 10 |
| Lakeland College nursing student, was in her home near the | 11 |
| accident site and heard the explosion; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon hearing the explosion Ms. Porter ran to the | 13 |
| scene and, according to witnesses, aided one driver in moving | 14 |
| to safety and checked his injuries; and
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| WHEREAS, Jeremiah Hall, another nearby resident and | 16 |
| manufacturing plant worker in Indiana, also responded to the | 17 |
| scene upon hearing the explosion and seeing the rising black | 18 |
| smoke; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hall was the first to enter the second truck, | 20 |
| which was surrounded by flames, and began the extraction of the | 21 |
| driver; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hall and Ms. Porter worked together to pull | 23 |
| the second driver to safety and extinguish the flames that | 24 |
| covered the lower half of his body; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, The second driver, whose lower body was engulfed | 26 |
| in flames, was Josh Monroe, the father of two young girls and | 27 |
| driver for Rollet Brothers Trucking, a Missouri based company; | 28 |
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| WHEREAS, The other driver Ms. Porter aided that morning was | 2 |
| Gerald Sturgeon of Washington, Indiana; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Illinois State Trooper Steve Trago, the officer | 4 |
| who handled the accident scene, also commends both Ms. Porter | 5 |
| and Mr. Hall for their actions that morning; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 |
| we honor Katie Porter and Jeremiah Hall for their lifesaving | 9 |
| efforts on behalf of Josh Monroe and Gerald Sturgeon; and be it | 10 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to Ms. Porter and Mr. Hall as an expression of our | 13 |
| deepest respect and esteem.
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