HJ0039 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are honored to pay tribute to those who have given their lives to protect and serve the citizens of this great nation; and

WHEREAS, Medevac Pilot Larry D. Mills, along with flight nurse Deborah Kroon, flight paramedic Michelle Tarwarter, and patient April Rodriguez, were killed on July 29, 2016 when their Cal-Ore Life Flight plane crashed east of McKinleyville, California; and

WHEREAS, Larry Mills was born in Warner Robins, Georgia on March 17, 1962; his family moved to Marine in 1973, and he graduated from Triad High School in 1980; he was an EMT and a 12-year veteran of the Marine Volunteer Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, Larry Mills was an exceptional pilot and instructor who flew gliders, helicopters, and dual aircraft and taught at Schafer Airport in St. Jacob; he had over 30 years of flying experience and had contracts with the United States Army and the Air Force to train pilots; and

WHEREAS, The Larry Mills Aviation Memorial Scholarship has been established through the Highland Area Community Foundation to honor the life and career of a pilot who gave his life helping others; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 143 as it travels from its intersection with Route 4 east through the City of Marine as the "Larry D. Mills Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is request to erect, at suitable locations consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name of the "Larry D. Mills Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Larry Mills, the Mayor of the City of Marine, and the Secretary of Transportation.