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Full Text of SJR0012 103rd General Assembly

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SJ0012 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, It is important and appropriate to honor the men
3 and women of the Illinois State Police Division of Patrol for
4 their contributions to improving public safety; and

5     WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar joined the Illinois State Police
6 on October 28, 1957 and was assigned to District 13 in DuQuoin;
7 and

8     WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar was killed in an automobile
9 accident on May 14, 1972 while patrolling Route 37, north of
10 Benton; and

11     WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar was the first state trooper in 26
12 years to be killed in the line of duty and the first to be
13 killed in a patrol car accident in Southern Illinois; and

14     WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar's service to and sacrifice for the
15 people of Illinois should never be forgotten; therefore, be it

16     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
18 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois
19 Route 37 north of the city of Benton and south of Lake Benton
20 Road as the "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial Highway"; and be

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1 it further

2     RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
3 is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
4 State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
5 giving notice of the name of "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial
6 Highway"; and be it further

7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Trooper Dunbar.

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