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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given
4their lives in service to their communities; and
 
5    WHEREAS, On October 26, 2021, Pontoon Beach Police Officer
6Tyler N. Timmins approached a suspected stolen vehicle, and
7the suspect began firing at the officer, who was then shot,
8airlifted to a St. Louis hospital, and later succumbed to his
9injuries; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was born in Alton to Timothy and
11Beverly (Zeisset) Timmins on December 18, 1984; he married
12Linsey (Hornberger) Timmins on September 11, 2021; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Officer Timmins joined the Pontoon Beach Police
14Department in April 2020; during his 14-year career, he also
15served as a cadet for the City of Wood River Police Department,
16a patrolman for the Village of Roxana Police Department, chief
17in the Village of Worden, and a patrolman in the Village of
18Hartford; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was preceded in death by his
20maternal grandfather, Marcell "Chuck" Zeisset, and his
21paternal grandparents, Carl and Mae Timmins; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Officer Timmins was
2survived by his wife, Linsey; his father, Timothy Timmins; his
3daughter, Chloe Rice; his maternal grandmother, Eva Faye
4Zeisset; his stepmother, Laura (Evans) Timmins; his brother,
5Jake (Sabrina) Timmins; his nieces, Lennon and Everly Timmins;
6numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; thousands of "Brothers
7and Sisters in Blue"; and his beloved fur babies, Scooter and
8Wrigley; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was a loving father, husband,
10brother, son, uncle, cousin, and friend; he was a loving,
11loyal, and kind man who never met a stranger and had a
12servant's heart of gold; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
15REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois
16Route 111 in Pontoon Beach from Timberlake Drive to Pontoon
17Road as the "Officer Tyler Timmins Memorial Highway"; and be
18it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
20is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
21State and federal highway regulations, appropriate plaques or
22signs giving notice of the name "Officer Tyler Timmins

 

 

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1Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
3presented to the family of Officer Timmins, the Mayor of
4Pontoon Beach, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
5Transportation.