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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are
3honored to pay tribute to those who have given their lives to
4protect and serve the citizens of this great nation; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Medevac Pilot Larry D. Mills, along with flight
6nurse Deborah Kroon, flight paramedic Michelle Tarwarter, and
7patient April Rodriguez, were killed on July 29, 2016 when
8their Cal-Ore Life Flight plane crashed east of McKinleyville,
9California; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Larry Mills was born in Warner Robins, Georgia on
11March 17, 1962; his family moved to Marine in 1973, and he
12graduated from Triad High School in 1980; he was an EMT and a
1312-year veteran of the Marine Volunteer Fire Department; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Larry Mills was an exceptional pilot and
15instructor who flew gliders, helicopters, and dual aircraft
16and taught at Schafer Airport in St. Jacob; he had over 30
17years of flying experience and had contracts with the United
18States Army and the Air Force to train pilots; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Larry Mills Aviation Memorial Scholarship has
20been established through the Highland Area Community
21Foundation to honor the life and career of a pilot who gave his

 

 

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1life helping others; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
4SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 143
5as it travels from its intersection with Route 4 east through
6the City of Marine as the "Larry D. Mills Memorial Highway";
7and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
9is request to erect, at suitable locations consistent with
10State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
11giving notice of the name of the "Larry D. Mills Memorial
12Highway"; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to the family of Larry Mills, the Mayor of the City
15of Marine, and the Secretary of Transportation.