Full Text of HR0186 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives were devastated to learn of
the death of | 4 | | McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was killed | 5 | | in the line of duty
on March 7, 2019 at the age of 35; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner attended Western Illinois | 7 | | University, where he met the love of his
life, Becki; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in to a law enforcement family, the desire to | 9 | | protect and help others ran in Deputy Keltner's
blood; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, A 13-year veteran of the McHenry County Sheriff's | 11 | | office, Deputy Keltner was beloved by the
officers who worked | 12 | | alongside him and the community he served; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, A great detective and true "cop's cop", Deputy | 14 | | Keltner was selected to serve as a member of the
U.S. Marshals | 15 | | Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, A dedicated officer and lover of adventure, Deputy | 17 | | Keltner bravely volunteered for a team that
chased "the worst | 18 | | of the worst" criminal offenders; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner made the ultimate sacrifice in the |
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| 1 | | service of that task force; he is a true
hero to his community, | 2 | | to Illinois, and to his family; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner will be remembered as a man who | 4 | | loved his job, his fellow officers, his country,
his Cubs, and, | 5 | | most importantly, his family; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner leaves behind a loving wife of 11 | 7 | | years, Becki Keltner, and two young boys,
Caleb and Carson; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Deputy Jacob Keltner and extend our | 12 | | sincere condolences to his family,
friends, fellow officers, | 13 | | and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Deputy Keltner's wife, Becki Keltner, and
his | 16 | | family as an expression of our deepest sympathy and in homage | 17 | | to a great man who sacrificed his life to protect others.
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