Bill Text: IL HJR0047 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the section of Interstate 39 between Exit 8 and Exit 5 as the Firefighter Christopher R. Brown Memorial Highway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-11-07 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0047 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HJR0047-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is important to recognize those who contributed | ||||||
| 3 | to the betterment of the State of Illinois
through public | ||||||
| 4 | service; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 6 | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals
who gave their | ||||||
| 7 | lives in the service of the State; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 9 | learn of the death of Christopher "Chris"
R. Brown of Hudson, | ||||||
| 10 | who passed away on March 5, 2013; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Christopher Brown was born on November 9, 1973 in | ||||||
| 12 | Hershey, Pennsylvania to Michael R. and Pamela S. Walters | ||||||
| 13 | Brown; he graduated from Charleston High School in 1992 and | ||||||
| 14 | married Amie Melton on June 7, 1997 in Peoria; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Christopher Brown was a 12-year member of the | ||||||
| 16 | Bloomington Fire Department; he was also
a 3-year member of the | ||||||
| 17 | Hudson Community Fire Department and a 2-year member of the | ||||||
| 18 | Peoria
Heights Fire Department and the Morton Fire Department; | ||||||
| 19 | he was a
member of the Associated Firefighters of Illinois | ||||||
| 20 | Honor Guard; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Christopher Brown enjoyed spending time with his | ||||||
| 2 | family, fishing, camping, playing hockey,
and watching the | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago Blackhawks; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Christopher Brown was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 5 | maternal grandfather, Willis W. Walters; his
paternal | ||||||
| 6 | grandfather, Jack Brown; and his paternal uncle, Dana A. Clark; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Christopher Brown is survived by his wife, Amie; | ||||||
| 9 | his sons, Max and Mason; his parents; his
brother, Anthony M. | ||||||
| 10 | (Kimberly) Brown; his sister, Jennifer Renee (Frank) Radek; his | ||||||
| 11 | maternal
grandmother, Beverly J. Behnke; his paternal | ||||||
| 12 | grandmother, Barbara L. Kline; his in-laws, Robert and Joan
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| 13 | Melton; and his many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Christopher Brown was killed in the line of duty | ||||||
| 15 | while responding to a traffic accident on
Interstate 39; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, On March 8, 2013 Governor Quinn ordered flags | ||||||
| 17 | flown at half-staff to honor firefighter
Christopher Brown from | ||||||
| 18 | March 9, 2013 through sunset on March 11, 2013; therefore, be | ||||||
| 19 | it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 21 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
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| 1 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | ||||||
| 2 | Interstate 39
between Exit 8 and Exit 5 the Firefighter | ||||||
| 3 | Christopher R. Brown Memorial Highway; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 5 | is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with | ||||||
| 6 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 7 | giving notice of the name; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the family of Christopher R. Brown, the
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| 10 | Bloomington Fire Department, the Hudson Community Fire | ||||||
| 11 | Department, the Peoria Heights Fire Department, the Morton Fire | ||||||
| 12 | Department, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 13 | Transportation.
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