Full Text of HJR0058 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 58
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to those individuals who have
| 4 | | given their lives in service to their communities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On March 28, 2019, at approximately 11:24 a.m., | 6 | | Trooper Brooke Jones-Story, #5966, was inspecting a commercial | 7 | | motor vehicle on U.S. Route 20 westbound, just west of Illinois | 8 | | Route 75 in Stephenson County; at approximately 12:20 p.m., she | 9 | | was outside her squad car when she was struck and fatally | 10 | | wounded when a truck tractor semi-trailer combination struck | 11 | | her squad car and the semi she was inspecting; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Jones-Story was born to Mark and Carol | 13 | | (Myers) Jones in Monroe, Wisconsin on March 3, 1985; she grew | 14 | | up in Stockton, where she attended Warren High School; she | 15 | | received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the | 16 | | University of Wisconsin Parkside in 2006; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Jones-Story loved her family and her high | 18 | | school and college volleyball teams; she always had a passion | 19 | | for service and committed herself to becoming a trooper; when | 20 | | she was not working, she could be found working with rescue | 21 | | animals on her farm, cheering for the Cubs, working out with | 22 | | her CrossFit family, and watching all the Disney movies she |
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| 1 | | could find; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Jones-Story began her career with the | 3 | | Illinois State Police (ISP) in June of 2007 as a member of | 4 | | Cadet Class 115; upon her graduation from the ISP Academy, she | 5 | | was assigned to District 16 in Pecatonica, where she remained | 6 | | for the duration of her career; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her career with the ISP, Trooper | 8 | | Jones-Story was recognized for her hard work, positive | 9 | | attitude, and for being a rising leader among her peers; she | 10 | | married retired Master Sergeant Robert Story on October 13, | 11 | | 2012 in Galena; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Jones-Story was preceded in death by her | 13 | | paternal grandparents, Gladys and Delvin Jones, and her | 14 | | maternal grandfather, Richard Myers; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Jones-Story is survived by her parents, | 16 | | Mark and Carol Jones; her sister, Lindsey Jones; her brother, | 17 | | Nicholas Jones; her husband, Robert Story Jr.; her | 18 | | stepchildren, Brittany (Bryan) Iwaszkiw and Rachel Story; her | 19 | | grandchild, Ella Iwaszkiw; and her maternal grandmother, | 20 | | Delores Myers; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 2 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Springfield | 3 | | Road overpass on U.S. Route 20 in Stephenson County, as the | 4 | | "Trooper Brooke Jones-Story Memorial Overpass"; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
| 7 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
| 8 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
| 9 | | giving notice of the name
"Trooper Brooke Jones-Story Memorial | 10 | | Overpass"; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Trooper Jones-Story and the | 13 | | Secretary of Transportation.
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