SJ0076 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who gave their lives in the line of duty; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff John Lammy's last watch occurred on September 25, 1881; he was killed in a shoot-out near Fox Creek Bridge on Route 96 in between Kampsville and Mozier; and

WHEREAS, Marshal Charles B. Rose's last watch occurred on October 14, 1911; he was killed in Kampsville while attempting to arrest William Carter and was fatally stabbed by, Elmer Carter, the suspects brother; and

WHEREAS, Illinois State Trooper George L. Fredrickson's last watch occurred on September 1, 1947; he died in his attempt to save a motorcyclist on Labor Day, 2 miles west of Grafton near the Brussels Illinois State Ferry; and

WHEREAS, Chief Deputy Sheriff Brian K. Gibbons's last watch was on July 11, 2006 after having his squad car struck by a drunk driver 2 days prior; and

WHEREAS, These fallen heroes deserve to be remembered by the State of Illinois for making the ultimate sacrifice; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize Sheriff John Lammy, Marshal Charles B. Rose, Illinois State Trooper George L. Frederickson, and Chief Deputy Sheriff Brian K. Gibbons; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we designate Route 96 between Kampsville and Mozier as the "Sheriff John Lammy Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we designate the Illinois State Kampsville Ferry Landing, on both the Kampsville and Eldred sides of the river, as the "Kampsville Marshal Charles B. Rose Memorial Landing"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we designate a stretch of Route 100 from Grafton to Pere Marquette State Park as the "Illinois State Trooper George L. Fredrickson Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we recognize the naming of Route 100 as it passes through Calhoun County as the "Chief Deputy Brian K Gibbons Memorial Highway"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the these names.