Full Text of SJR0039 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given
| 4 | | their lives in service to their communities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On October 26, 2021, Pontoon Beach Police Officer | 6 | | Tyler N. Timmins approached a suspected stolen vehicle, and | 7 | | the suspect began firing at the officer, who was then shot, | 8 | | airlifted to a St. Louis hospital, and later succumbed to his | 9 | | injuries; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was born in Alton to Timothy and | 11 | | Beverly (Zeisset) Timmins on December 18, 1984; he married | 12 | | Linsey (Hornberger) Timmins on September 11, 2021; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Officer Timmins joined the Pontoon Beach Police | 14 | | Department in April 2020; during his 14-year career, he also | 15 | | served as a cadet for the City of Wood River Police Department, | 16 | | a patrolman for the Village of Roxana Police Department, chief | 17 | | in the Village of Worden, and a patrolman in the Village of | 18 | | Hartford; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was preceded in death by his | 20 | | maternal grandfather, Marcell "Chuck" Zeisset, and his | 21 | | paternal grandparents, Carl and Mae Timmins; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Officer Timmins was | 2 | | survived by his wife, Linsey; his father, Timothy Timmins; his | 3 | | daughter, Chloe Rice; his maternal grandmother, Eva Faye | 4 | | Zeisset; his stepmother, Laura (Evans) Timmins; his brother, | 5 | | Jake (Sabrina) Timmins; his nieces, Lennon and Everly Timmins; | 6 | | numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins; thousands of "Brothers | 7 | | and Sisters in Blue"; and his beloved fur babies, Scooter and | 8 | | Wrigley; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Officer Timmins was a loving father, husband, | 10 | | brother, son, uncle, cousin, and friend; he was a loving, | 11 | | loyal, and kind man who never met a stranger and had a | 12 | | servant's heart of gold; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 15 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois | 16 | | Route 111 in Pontoon Beach from Timberlake Drive to Pontoon | 17 | | Road as the "Officer Tyler Timmins Memorial Highway"; and be | 18 | | it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
| 20 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
| 21 | | State and federal highway regulations, appropriate plaques or
| 22 | | signs giving notice of the name "Officer Tyler Timmins |
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| 1 | | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Officer Timmins, the Mayor of | 4 | | Pontoon Beach, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 5 | | Transportation.
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