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1		SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, It is fitting to honor those who have given their
3		lives in service to their community; and
4		WHEREAS, From a young age, Officer Brian Pierce Jr. looked
5		to serve his community, including with the Raymond/Harvel Fire
6		Explorer program, the ISP Junior Police Academy, the Christian
7		County Drug and Alcohol Task Force, and the Elkville Fire
8		Department; and
9		WHEREAS, After graduating from Elkville High School,
10		Officer Pierce became the trainer and treasurer of the
11		Elkville Fire Department as well as a correctional officer
12		with the Menard Correctional Facility; and
13		WHEREAS, In 2017, Officer Pierce moved to Makanda, where
14		he joined the Makanda Township Fire Department; while there,
15		he spent every Monday night training younger firefighters; and
16		WHEREAS, In 2019, Officer Pierce assisted the mayor of
17		Spillertown in constructing a police department that had not
18		existed for ten years, which included assisting in applying
19		for funding and grants and helping with day to day operations;
20		and

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1		WHEREAS, Officer Pierce became a police officer in
2		Brooklyn and was killed in the line of duty on August 4, 2021
3		while deploying stop sticks to halt a vehicle fleeing police;
4		and
5		WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Officer Pierce was
6		survived by his parents, a sister, and a niece and nephew;
7		therefore, be it
8		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
9		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
10		REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the
11		section of Illinois Route 37 from Longstreet Road to
12		Prosperity Road as it passes Spillertown as the "Officer Brian
13		Pierce Jr. Memorial Highway"; and be it further
14		RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
15		is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
16		State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
17		giving notice of the name "Officer Brian Pierce Jr. Memorial
18		Highway"; and be it further
19		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20		presented to the family of Officer Pierce and the Secretary of
21		Transportation.