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HJR0020 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of former | ||||||
| 4 | Village of Maquon Chief of Police Richard Ray "Rick" Young, | ||||||
| 5 | who passed away on October 8, 2022; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Chief Young was born to Russel R. and Burgetta M. | ||||||
| 7 | (Peterson) Young in Galesburg on December 30, 1950; he | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from Galesburg High School in 1970 and received his | ||||||
| 9 | law enforcement degree from Western Illinois University in | ||||||
| 10 | Macomb; he married Dixie Goodrich, then Cheryl Ann Duley; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Chief Young was the chief of police for the | ||||||
| 12 | Village of Maquon for 30 years, retiring in 2013; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Chief Young was an avid outdoorsman, woodworker, | ||||||
| 14 | firearm collector, and tinkerer; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Chief Young was a beloved husband, father, | ||||||
| 16 | grandfather, friend, and community member; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Chief Young was proceeded in death by his | ||||||
| 18 | parents; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Chief Young is survived by his sons, Richard, | ||||||
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| 1 | Steve, and David Young; two grandsons; three granddaughters; | ||||||
| 2 | one great-granddaughter; and his best friends, Todd and | ||||||
| 3 | Natalie Mason; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 6 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois Route 97 | ||||||
| 7 | as it travels through Maquon as the "Chief of Police Richard R. | ||||||
| 8 | Young Memorial Highway"; and be it further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 10 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 11 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 12 | giving notice of the name "Chief of Police Richard R. Young | ||||||
| 13 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Chief Young, the Mayor of Maquon, | ||||||
| 16 | and the Secretary of Transportation. | ||||||