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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It is the distinct pleasure of the members of the
3 House of Representatives to recognize citizens that have shown
4 heroic efforts on behalf of the life of another citizen; and
 
5     WHEREAS, On the morning of November 6th, 2006, two
6 semi-tractor trailers collided on Illinois Route 1 south of
7 Paris, Illinois, resulting in an explosion that severely
8 injured both drivers; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Katie Porter, a Licensed Practical Nurse and
10 Lakeland College nursing student, was in her home near the
11 accident site and heard the explosion; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Upon hearing the explosion Ms. Porter ran to the
13 scene and, according to witnesses, aided one driver in moving
14 to safety and checked his injuries; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Jeremiah Hall, another nearby resident and
16 manufacturing plant worker in Indiana, also responded to the
17 scene upon hearing the explosion and seeing the rising black
18 smoke; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mr. Hall was the first to enter the second truck,
20 which was surrounded by flames, and began the extraction of the
21 driver; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Mr. Hall and Ms. Porter worked together to pull
23 the second driver to safety and extinguish the flames that
24 covered the lower half of his body; and
 
25     WHEREAS, The second driver, whose lower body was engulfed
26 in flames, was Josh Monroe, the father of two young girls and
27 driver for Rollet Brothers Trucking, a Missouri based company;
28 and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The other driver Ms. Porter aided that morning was
2 Gerald Sturgeon of Washington, Indiana; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Illinois State Trooper Steve Trago, the officer
4 who handled the accident scene, also commends both Ms. Porter
5 and Mr. Hall for their actions that morning; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we honor Katie Porter and Jeremiah Hall for their lifesaving
9 efforts on behalf of Josh Monroe and Gerald Sturgeon; and be it
10 further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Ms. Porter and Mr. Hall as an expression of our
13 deepest respect and esteem.