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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, This year of 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of
3the passing of Illinois State Trooper Frank R. Dunbar; and
 
4    WHEREAS, It is important and appropriate to honor the men
5and women of the Illinois State Police Division of Patrol for
6their contributions to improving public safety; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar joined the Illinois State Police
8on October 28, 1957 and was assigned to District 13 in DuQuoin;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar was killed in an automobile
11accident on May 14, 1972 while patrolling Route 37, north of
12Benton; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar was the first state trooper in 26
14years to be killed in the line of duty and the first to be
15killed in a patrol car accident in Southern Illinois; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar's service to and sacrifice for the
17people of Illinois should never be forgotten; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE

 

 

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1SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 37
2north of the city of Benton and south of Lake Benton Road as
3the "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial Highway"; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
6is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
7State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
8giving notice of the name of "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial
9Highway"; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the family of Trooper Dunbar.