SJ0048 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who gave their lives in service to the State; and

WHEREAS, Warren County Sheriff's Deputy George V. Darnell was killed in the line of duty on December 7, 1981 on US Route 67 north of Monmouth; and

WHEREAS, George Darnell was born on December 16, 1920 in Hull to Delbert Walter and Esther (nee Smith) Darnell; he attended school in Adams County and married Eva E. Stormer on January 21, 1942 in Quincy; he served for 7 years with the Warren County Sheriff's Auxiliary and became a Warren County deputy sheriff in 1971; and

WHEREAS, George Darnell was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2301, and was a veteran of World War II; he enjoyed hunting and outdoor life; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate US Route 67 in Warren County, starting 7 miles north of Monmouth, ending 8 miles north of Monmouth, as the "Deputy George V. Darnell Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of Deputy George V. Darnell, the Warren County Sheriff's Department, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.