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SJ0031 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is with great humility that the Illinois
3General Assembly has the opportunity to pay respect and tribute
4to great individuals who have given their lives in service to
5their communities; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert Tatman was born on March 6, 1940 in
7Champaign; he began his service with the Champaign Police
8Department on August 1, 1962; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Champaign Police Officer Robert Tatman was shot
10and killed in the line of duty on November 25, 1967; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Robert Tatman was survived by his wife and four
12children; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
14ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate West Church Street in
16Champaign, as it runs from North Country Fair Drive to North
17Mattis Avenue, as "Officer Robert L. Tatman Memorial Drive";
18and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
20is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with

 

 

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1State and Federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
2giving notice of the name "Officer Robert L. Tatman Memorial
3Drive"; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5presented to the family of Officer Tatman and to the Secretary
6of the Illinois Department of Transportation.