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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given
4their lives in the line of duty; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Craig Whisenand was born in Peoria on May 24,
61971; his parents were Vern and Phyllis Kenney Whisenand; he
7married Steffany Ramsey on June 14, 2014 in Tremont; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Craig Whisenand graduated from Tremont High
9School in 1989; he attended Illinois Central College in East
10Peoria and completed his studies at the University of Illinois
11Police Training Institute in Champaign; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Craig Whisenand began his career as a corrections
13officer at the Tazewell County Jail on April 14, 2000; on
14February 10, 2005, he was appointed to serve as a Deputy
15Sheriff with the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Craig Whisenand attended the Tremont United
17Methodist Church; he enjoyed flowers, gardening, antiquing,
18and spending time on the farm; he also loved all sports,
19especially encouraging his sons to participate in hockey and
20baseball; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Craig Whisenand was killed in the line of duty
2while responding to a call on August 11, 2015; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Craig Whisenand was preceded in death by his
4grandparents; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Craig Whisenand is survived by his wife, Steffany;
6his parents; his 2 sons, Hunter Stephen and Carter Stephen
7Whisenand; his daughter, Sophie Jean Frederick; his sister,
8Krista (Steve) Muselman; his 2 nephews, Joey and Justin
9Muselman; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Steve and
10Peg Ramsey; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
13SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of
14Illinois Route 9 in Tremont beginning at the intersection of
15Old Route 9 and ending at the intersection of Baer Road as the
16"Deputy Craig Whisenand Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
18is requested to erect at all suitable locations, consistent
19with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or
20signs giving notice of the name of the "Deputy Craig Whisenand
21Memorial Highway"; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Deputy Craig Whisenand, the Tazewell
3County Sheriff's Department, the Mayor of the City of Tremont,
4and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.