SR1005 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Illinois State Trooper Kyle W. Deatherage of Highland, who passed away on November 26, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Deatherage was born on April 11, 1980, in Maryville; he graduated from Triad High School in 1998 and received his associates degree in criminal justice at Lewis & Clark College; he married Sarah A. Gregory; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Deatherage worked for Trucks Centers in Troy, and began his career in law enforcement for the Staunton Police Department; he worked for the Madison County Sheriff's Office and then became an Illinois State Trooper with District 18 in May of 2009; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Deatherage enjoyed fishing, hunting, and loved his children very much; he enjoyed time with close friends and officers from the departments he worked with; he was a member of First Congregational Church in Highland and the Fraternal Order of Police 43-Springfield; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Deatherage was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Ralph M. Deatherage and his maternal grandparents, Casmir and Rose Anna Karpowicz; and

WHEREAS, Trooper Deatherage is survived by his wife, Sarah A. (nee Gregory) Deatherage; his daughter, Kaylee Ann Deatherage; his son, Camden Kyle Deatherage; his father, Barry W. Deatherage Sr.; his mother, April Kay (nee Karpowicz) Deatherage; his brothers, Barry W. Deatherage Jr. and Kenneth M. (Ashleigh) Deatherage; his sister, Anna B. Deatherage; his paternal grandmother, Brooksie M. (nee South) Deatherage; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gean B. and Eleanor L. (nee Christin) Gregory; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Illinois State Trooper Kyle Deatherage, recognize the sacrifice he made protecting the citizens of the State of Illinois, and we extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Trooper Deatherage as an expression of our deepest sympathy.