Full Text of HJR0069 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to
individuals who gave their | 4 | | lives in the line of duty; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Layton T. Davis was born on June 17, 1925 in | 6 | | Watson Township, Effingham County,
the fifth child and only son | 7 | | of Alonzo and Lola Davis; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Davis grew up on his family farm across | 9 | | from Salt Creek School, where
he attended school for 8 years; | 10 | | he later attended Watson's 3-year high school and then attended
| 11 | | Effingham High School's 4-year program graduating in 1943; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Davis joined the United States Army in | 13 | | July of 1944, seeing combat in the
Philippines and then serving | 14 | | in Japan until his honorable discharge in 1946; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Davis married his high school sweetheart, | 16 | | Helen Becker; he worked their small farm
and raised 3 sons, | 17 | | Louis, Allen, and Troy, who all grew up on the farm in Watson; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Davis worked at the Illinois Department of | 20 | | Transportation in road
maintenance before attending the |
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| 1 | | Illinois State Police Academy in 1957; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from the Illinois State Police | 3 | | Academy, Trooper Davis honorably
served and protected the | 4 | | people of the State of Illinois for 19 years; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, During a routine traffic stop on Interstate 57 | 6 | | near Effingham on March 18, 1976, Trooper Davis was notified by | 7 | | radio that one of the car's 2 occupants was wanted on a Cook | 8 | | County
warrant; the two men attacked Trooper Davis, shooting | 9 | | and killing him in the line of duty; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Davis had served with the Illinois State | 11 | | police for 19 years and was
assigned to District 12; he was | 12 | | survived by his wife and 3 children; he is fondly
remembered | 13 | | and appreciated by family, friends, and the public whom he | 14 | | dutifully served; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 17 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | 18 | | Interstate 57 from the Tri-level north of Effingham to
the | 19 | | southern Shelby County line as the "Trooper Layton T. Davis | 20 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 21 | | 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 "Trooper Layton T. Davis | 4 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Trooper
Layton T. Davis, the | 7 | | Illinois State Police, the Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club, the | 8 | | Mayor of the City
of Effingham, and the Secretary of the | 9 | | Illinois Department of Transportation.
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