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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General |
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given |
| 4 | | their lives in service to their communities; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police has proudly served the |
| 6 | | citizens of Illinois since 1922, and its dedication to public |
| 7 | | safety has saved countless lives and has enriched the State of |
| 8 | | Illinois; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, It is important to remember those officers who |
| 10 | | lost their lives while upholding their oath to serve and |
| 11 | | protect; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Albert Hasson was the first Illinois |
| 13 | | State Police officer to be killed in the line of duty; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Hasson was struck by a car while |
| 15 | | patrolling approximately three miles north of Chenoa on |
| 16 | | September 7, 1924; he pulled off the road to stop an oncoming |
| 17 | | car and was struck by a car from behind just as he stepped onto |
| 18 | | the roadway, throwing him 10 feet; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Hasson was taken by fellow officers to |
| 20 | | the hospital in Pontiac, where he succumbed to his injuries |
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| 1 | | several hours later; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Hasson was a four-month veteran of the |
| 3 | | Illinois State Police, assigned to District 6 in Pontiac; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Hasson was a veteran of World War I, and |
| 5 | | at the time of his passing, he was survived by his wife; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, To honor Trooper Hasson, a training room in the |
| 7 | | District 6 Headquarters was named after him in 2004; |
| 8 | | therefore, be it
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| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 11 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S. Route 24 in |
| 12 | | the City of Chenoa as the "Trooper Albert Hasson Memorial |
| 13 | | Highway"; and be it further
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
| 15 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with |
| 16 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs |
| 17 | | giving notice of the name of the "Trooper Albert Hasson |
| 18 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the Illinois State Police, the Mayor of the City |