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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Trooper |
| 4 | | Kyle W. Deatherage of Highland, who was killed in the line of |
| 5 | | duty on November 26, 2012; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Kyle Deatherage was born on April 11, |
| 7 | | 1980, in Maryville; his parents were Barry W. Sr. and April Kay |
| 8 | | (nee Karpowicz) Deatherage; he married his loving wife, Sarah, |
| 9 | | on September 16, 2006; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Kyle Deatherage moved with his family to |
| 11 | | St. Jacob in 1990 and graduated from Triad High School in 1998; |
| 12 | | he subsequently earned his associate's degree in criminal |
| 13 | | justice at Lewis and Clark College; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Kyle Deatherage began his career in law |
| 15 | | enforcement with the Staunton Police Department; he later |
| 16 | | worked for the Madison County Sheriff's Office from July 7, |
| 17 | | 2004 until May 28, 2009; on May 31, 2009, he became an Illinois |
| 18 | | State Trooper with District 18 and began serving as a motor |
| 19 | | officer; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Kyle Deatherage enjoyed fishing, hunting |
| 21 | | turkey, deer, and birds, spending time with his close friends |
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| 1 | | and his fellow officers; he was known for always being willing |
| 2 | | to help; above all, he loved his children and his wife, Sarah; |
| 3 | | and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Kyle Deatherage was preceded in death by |
| 5 | | his paternal grandfather, Ralph M. Deatherage; and his maternal |
| 6 | | grandparents, Casmir and Rose Anna Karpowicz; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Kyle Deatherage is survived by his wife, |
| 8 | | Sarah A. (nee Gregory) Deatherage; his daughter, Kaylee Ann |
| 9 | | Deatherage; his son, Camden Kyle Deatherage; his father, Barry |
| 10 | | W. Deatherage Sr.; his mother, April Kay (nee Karpowicz) |
| 11 | | Deatherage; his brothers, Barry W. Deatherage Jr. and Kenneth |
| 12 | | M. (Ashleigh) Deatherage; his sister, Anna B. Deatherage; his |
| 13 | | paternal grandmother, Brooksie M. (nee South) Deatherage; and |
| 14 | | his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Gean B. and Eleanor L. |
| 15 | | (nee Christin) Gregory; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Kyle Deatherage's courage will be |
| 17 | | remembered fondly by his loving family, his fellow officers, |
| 18 | | and all who knew him; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 20 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 21 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
| 22 | | State Trooper Kyle Deatherage; and be it further
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