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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Officer
4Francis Scot Fitzgerald who passed away on March 5, 2016, at
5the age of 32; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald was born in Springfield on
7November 29, 1983; he was the son of Clarence Francis and Becky
8Fitzgerald, and brother of Cody Fitzgerald; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald married Danielle Lee Suttles
10of Murrayville on May 27, 2006 and they had two children,
11Colton Francis and Fynlee Elizabeth; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald was a member of the Murrayville
13United Methodist Church; he devoted his life to public service
14as an officer with the South Jacksonville Police Department,
15past Scott County Sheriff's Deputy, with the Winchester and
16Bluffs police offices, and as an EMT for the
17Murrayville-Woodson EAS and Winchester EMS; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald served as a volunteer
19firefighter for the Murrayville Fire District, a member of the
20Morgan County 911 Board, and had been recently selected as a
21member of the Special Response Team in Morgan County; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald loved being a police officer,
2firefighter, and EMT, but above all else, he was a loving
3husband, father, son, and brother; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald was said to be not only a
5friend, but an "awesome family man", and someone who was
6willing to do anything for anybody and could be counted on in
7any situation; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald saved a woman's life when she
9was mauled by a dog because he knew the right medical
10procedures, and he professionally performed his sworn duty to
11protect and serve; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The community mourns the loss of a close friend,
13family member, and community hero; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald was preceded in death by his
15two grandfathers, Clarence Fitzgerald, Jr. and Clark Hye
16Leesman; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Officer Fitzgerald is survived by his wife,
18Danielle; his children, Colton Francis and Fynlee Elizabeth;
19his parents, Francis and Becky Fitzgerald; his brother, Cody
20Fitzgerald; his grandparents, Mary Lou Fitzgerald and

 

 

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1Elizabeth Ann Leesman; and his father and mother-in-law,
2William and Darlene Suttles; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5mourn the passing of Officer Francis Scot Fitzgerald and extend
6our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who
7loved and knew him; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the family of Officer Fitzgerald as an expression
10of our deepest sympathy.