Full Text of SJR0046 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is important to recognize those who contributed | 3 | | to the betterment of the State of Illinois
through public | 4 | | service; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 6 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals
who gave their | 7 | | lives in the service of the State; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 9 | | learn of the death of Casey J. Kohlmeier of Pontiac, who passed | 10 | | away on October 30, 2013; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Casey Kohlmeier was born in Fairbury on June 5, | 12 | | 1984 to Jeff and Keri Kohlmeier; he graduated from Pontiac | 13 | | Township High School in 2002 and earned his Bachelors Degree in | 14 | | Technical Management from DeVry University; he served his | 15 | | country in the United States Air Force from 2002 to 2006, | 16 | | receiving the Distinguished Graduate Award during technical | 17 | | school at Lackland Air Force Base; he then served at Offut Air | 18 | | Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska; he was awarded the Air Force | 19 | | Commendation Medal, the Air Force Training Ribbon, the National | 20 | | Defense Service Medal, the Air Force BMT Honor Graduate Ribbon, | 21 | | the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with device, the NCO | 22 | | Professional Military Education Ribbon, the Air Force Good |
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| 1 | | Conduct Medal, the Meritorious Unit Award, and the Global War | 2 | | on Terrorism Service Medal; he was named Airman of the Year in | 3 | | 2005; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Casey Kohlmeier worked for the Pontiac Police | 5 | | Department K9-Unit since January 2007; he received his training | 6 | | certificate as a detective on the Livingston County Proactive | 7 | | Unit; his K-9 patrol partner, Draco, who was his beloved | 8 | | sidekick, was with him until the end; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Casey Kohlmeier was a board member of the Boys and | 10 | | Girls Clubs of Livingston County and the Illinois Police | 11 | | Benevolent and Protective Association; he was a member of | 12 | | Saunemin Methodist Church; he earned his pilots license in the | 13 | | past year; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Casey Kohlmeier was preceded in death by his | 15 | | grandmother, Joan Gamble; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Casey Kohlmeier is survived by his father, Jeff | 17 | | (Tracey) Kohlmeier; his mother, Keri (Donny) Schmidt; his | 18 | | step-father, Kyle Kociss; his maternal grandparents, Jim and | 19 | | Kay Horrie; Lynne and James Kociss, Larry and Linda Schmidt, | 20 | | and Ina Tjelle; his paternal grandparents, Eldon "Bud" and | 21 | | Karen Kohlmeier, and Alvin Gamble; his girlfriend, Leslie | 22 | | Alappattu; his brothers, Zach Kohlmeier and Jordan Kociss; and |
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| 1 | | his sisters, Lauren Kohlmeier and Ryli Schmidt; therefore, be | 2 | | it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 5 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of Interstate | 6 | | 55 from Exit 197 near Pontiac to Exit 202 as the Officer Casey | 7 | | J. Kohlmeier Memorial Highway; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 9 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with | 10 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 11 | | giving notice of the name; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Casey Kohlmeier, the
Pontiac Police | 14 | | Department, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 15 | | Transportation.
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