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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who gave their lives in service to their communities; and

WHEREAS, On October 28, 2007, at approximately 2:49 a.m., Illinois State Trooper Brian Carl McMillen, while responding to a request by a local officer for assistance, was involved in a fatal traffic crash with 2 additional vehicles on Dye Road in eastern Sangamon County; and

WHEREAS, Trooper McMillen grew up in Pana; he enlisted in the Illinois Air National Guard in 2000 and was a proud member serving as a Tech Sergeant with the 183rd Security Forces Squadron Fighter Wing; during his tenure, he served 3 separate overseas deployments; he served in Saudi Arabia in 2002 as part of Operation South Watch, in Romania in 2003 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and in Italy in 2005; he received his bachelor degree in criminal justice in 2005 from the University of Illinois-Springfield; and

WHEREAS, Trooper McMillen graduated from Illinois State Police Cadet Class #113, for which he served as president, on February 2, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Every May, the Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Veterans Club hosts a Memorial Run/Walk to fund the LLCC Brian McMillen Veterans Scholarship to honor Trooper McMillen's legacy and to provide financial support to veterans attending LLCC; and

WHEREAS, Trooper McMillen is survived by his wife; his parents; and his 10 siblings; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Interstate 72, Exit 122 overpass as the "Trooper Brian McMillen Memorial Overpass"; and be it further

RESOLVED That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name "Trooper Brian McMillen Memorial Overpass"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the family of Trooper McMillen and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.