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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor three police officers who
4 fell in the line of duty; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Night Marshal Zachary Shipley was shot and killed
6 on the evening of January 15, 1909 as a result of his
7 enforcement of the local liquor laws; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Trooper Frank Doris was shot and killed on May 27,
9 1967 during a traffic stop; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Town Marshal George Tolliver was shot and killed
11 on October 19, 1969 when he interrupted a burglary in progress;
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, On September 11, 2007 the Clay County Board
14 approved a memorial to honor the three officers; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Current plans are for the Memorial to be dedicated
16 on May 11, 2008, the first day of National Police Officers
17 Week; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 honor these three brave men who gave their lives in the service
2 of others; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
4 presented to the families of the late Marshal Shipley, Trooper
5 Doris, and Town Marshal Tolliver as symbols of our respect and
6 esteem.