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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, It is the distinct pleasure of the members of the 
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House of Representatives to recognize citizens that have shown 
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heroic efforts on behalf of the life of another citizen; and



 
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    WHEREAS, On the morning of November 6th, 2006, two 
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semi-tractor trailers collided on Illinois Route 1 south of 
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Paris, Illinois, resulting in an explosion that severely 
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injured both drivers; and



 
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    WHEREAS, Katie Porter, a Licensed Practical Nurse and 
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Lakeland College nursing student, was in her home near the 
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accident site and heard the explosion; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Upon hearing the explosion Ms. Porter ran to the 
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scene and, according to witnesses, aided one driver in moving 
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to safety and checked his injuries; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jeremiah Hall, another nearby resident and 
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manufacturing plant worker in Indiana, also responded to the 
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scene upon hearing the explosion and seeing the rising black 
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smoke; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Hall was the first to enter the second truck, 
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which was surrounded by flames, and began the extraction of the 
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driver; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Hall and Ms. Porter worked together to pull 
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the second driver to safety and extinguish the flames that 
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covered the lower half of his body; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The second driver, whose lower body was engulfed 
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in flames, was Josh Monroe, the father of two young girls and 
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driver for Rollet Brothers Trucking, a Missouri based company; 
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    WHEREAS, The other driver Ms. Porter aided that morning was 
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Gerald Sturgeon of Washington, Indiana; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Illinois State Trooper Steve Trago, the officer 
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who handled the accident scene, also commends both Ms. Porter 
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and Mr. Hall for their actions that morning; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we honor Katie Porter and Jeremiah Hall for their lifesaving 
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efforts on behalf of Josh Monroe and Gerald Sturgeon; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Ms. Porter and Mr. Hall as an expression of our 
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deepest respect and esteem.