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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Thomas William Davenport was a licensed civil
3 engineer with the Illinois Department of Transportation; on
4 April 16, 1992 he was killed by a drunk driver north of his
5 home in Chatham, Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, Thomas Davenport was a son, brother, husband,
7 and a father; and
8 WHEREAS, Thomas Davenport, working with the Illinois
9 Department of Transportation, assisted with the building of
10 the bridge on South Chatham Road that crosses Interstate 72
11 and Illinois Route 36; and
12 WHEREAS, The bridge is located on South Chatham Road in
13 Springfield, Illinois, and is used as an overpass for
14 Interstate 72 and Illinois Route 36; therefore, be it
15 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
16 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
17 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the bridge on
18 South Chatham Road, spanning Interstate 72 and Illinois Route
19 36, be named the Thomas William Davenport Memorial Bridge;
20 and be it further
21 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
22 be requested to erect, at a suitable location consistent with
23 State and federal regulations, an appropriate plaque or signs
24 giving notice of the name; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this preamble and
26 resolution be presented to the Secretary of Transportation
27 and to the family of Thomas William Davenport.