Full Text of HJR0068 99th 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
individuals who gave their | 4 | | lives in the line of duty; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Frank Doris was born on April 28, 1925; he | 6 | | served in World War II, entering
active service as a draftee on | 7 | | August 20, 1943 at Chicago; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Frank Doris served in Europe and Africa; | 9 | | he was honorably discharged on
April 9, 1946, having earned | 10 | | several medals and awards; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Frank Doris was assigned to work at the | 12 | | State Police Headquarters of
District 12 in Watson; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, As Trooper Doris was heading
southbound on U.S. 45 | 14 | | to his residence 4 miles north of Flora, he stopped a car for | 15 | | speeding, and while he was sitting in a squad
car filling out | 16 | | the arrest ticket, the suspect driver standing behind the squad | 17 | | car shot Trooper Doris
in the head; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Other trooper patrols were able to apprehend the | 19 | | suspect and the suspect was
convicted of the murder; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Frank Doris is fondly remembered and | 2 | | appreciated by family, friends, and
the public whom he | 3 | | dutifully served; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 6 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | 7 | | Interstate 57 from the Tri-level south of Effingham to
Watson | 8 | | Exit 151 as the "Trooper Frank Doris Memorial Highway"; and be | 9 | | 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 "Trooper Frank Doris Memorial | 14 | | Highway"; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Trooper Frank
Doris, the Illinois | 17 | | State Police, the Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club, the Mayor of | 18 | | the City of
Effingham, and the Secretary of the Illinois | 19 | | Department of Transportation.
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