Full Text of HJR0098 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great
individuals | 4 | | who have served our country; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Roger Mulch was born on December 25, 1957 | 6 | | and passed away on April 20, 2022; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch served with the Jefferson County | 8 | | Sheriff's Office from 1980 to 2014 and had a
law enforcement | 9 | | career that spanned over 40 years from 1980 to 2022; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch served in numerous capacities | 11 | | within the sheriff's office, including as a
deputy, in | 12 | | investigations, and as chief deputy; he then ran for sheriff | 13 | | and served three terms; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 2014, Sheriff Mulch was elected president of | 15 | | the Illinois Sheriffs' Association; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch brought the Drug Abuse Resistance | 17 | | Education (D.A.R.E.) program to
Jefferson County, which helped | 18 | | the entire community, including many children and teens; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Sheriff Mulch remained active, |
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and serving in the Chicago area from 2013 to 2022; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Mulch leaves behind his wife, Shelly, | 3 | | their four-year-old daughter, Avery, and siblings, Kylee and | 4 | | Klarc; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 7 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of
| 8 | | Interstate 64 in Jefferson County as the "Sheriff Roger Mulch | 9 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 11 | | is requested to erect, at suitable locations
consistent with | 12 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 13 | | giving notice of the name of
the "Sheriff Roger Mulch Memorial | 14 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Sheriff Mulch
and the Secretary of | 17 | | Transportation.
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