Full Text of SJR0004 103rd 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 those truly great | 4 | | individuals who have served our State and, in doing so, have | 5 | | made the ultimate sacrifice; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Donald "Nick" Weist of | 7 | | the Knox County Sheriff's Office gave his life in the line of | 8 | | duty in pursuit of an armed subject on April 29, 2022; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist was born to Kevin Weist and Robin | 10 | | Monson in Platteville, Wisconsin on July 28, 1987; he earned | 11 | | his degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration from | 12 | | Western Illinois University in 2009; he married Jessica Weist | 13 | | on January 11, 2012, and they had two children; he was a | 14 | | resident of Viola; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist wanted to be a police officer from a | 16 | | young age; following an internship with the Rock Island Police | 17 | | Department, he worked as a security guard for Trinity Hospital | 18 | | in the Quad Cities; in 2012, he was hired by the Mercer County | 19 | | Sheriff's Department as a 911 dispatcher and then as a | 20 | | correctional officer; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist was sworn into the Aledo Police |
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| 1 | | Department on June 26, 2015; after graduating from the | 2 | | Illinois Police Training Institute in September 2015, he began | 3 | | his career on the road; he began working as a deputy sheriff | 4 | | for the Knox County Sheriff's Office in 2018, where he served | 5 | | until his passing; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist served as union president, a taser | 7 | | instructor, and a leader in a number of different | 8 | | organizations within the Knox County Sheriff's Office; he | 9 | | organized the Explorer's Program for kids interested in law | 10 | | enforcement at Aledo High School, headed up college recruiting | 11 | | for the department, and raised funds and participated in Shop | 12 | | with a Cop throughout his career; he also served as a volunteer | 13 | | for the Viola Fire Department; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist loved anything outdoors; he | 15 | | especially enjoyed mountain biking and fishing with his kids; | 16 | | he also enjoyed deer hunting, cooking, and playing video | 17 | | games; he was passionate about everything he did; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist's first priority was his family; he | 19 | | was a devoted husband and father to Jessica and their | 20 | | children, Ava, age 12, and Emery, age 9; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist was preceded in death by his | 22 | | maternal grandmother, Peggy Mueller, and his paternal |
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| 1 | | grandmother, Mary Lou Weist; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist is survived by his wife; his | 3 | | children; his parents, Robin (Bill) Monson and Kevin Weist; | 4 | | his sister, Lindsay Weist; his paternal grandfather, Donald | 5 | | Weist, and maternal grandfathers, Donald Mueller and Jim | 6 | | (Carol) Nicholas Jr.; his step-siblings, Jason (Cathleen) | 7 | | Monson, Bill (Christina) Monson, Ryan (Annie) Monson, Renee | 8 | | (Cory) Funk, and Megan Monson; his parents-in-law, Cheryl and | 9 | | Lawrence Milder; his sisters-in-law, Kendra (Michael) Elledge | 10 | | and Jennifer (Joe) Kindon; and his brother-in-law, Benjy | 11 | | (Tiffany Bogardo) Milder; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Weist will be remembered for his | 13 | | unrelenting dedication, his kindness, and his selflessness in | 14 | | serving the people of Knox County and the State of Illinois; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 18 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S. | 19 | | Route 150 from Galesburg Main Street to the intersection of | 20 | | U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 17 in Alpha as the "Deputy | 21 | | Sheriff Nick Weist Memorial Highway"; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| 1 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 2 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 3 | | giving notice of the name of the "Deputy Sheriff Nick Weist | 4 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Deputy Weist and the Secretary of | 7 | | the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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