Full Text of SJR0029 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On the morning of July 12, 2022, Conner Rowcliff | 3 | | and Keegan Virden were
involved in a car accident in the city | 4 | | of Assumption while on their way to weight-lifting for Central | 5 | | A&M; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Both Conner Rowcliff and Keegan Virden lost their | 7 | | lives in the accident; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Conner Rowcliff was a 16 year-old junior at | 9 | | Central A&M, where he participated in football,
basketball, | 10 | | and track for the school; he was a summer worker for Assumption | 11 | | during 2022 and enjoyed riding four wheelers, going to the | 12 | | beach, and spending time with family and friends; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Conner Rowcliff was a great, all-American kid who | 14 | | was known as a hard worker and
loved his community as much as | 15 | | he loved his friends and family; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Keegan Virden was a 15 year-old sophomore at | 17 | | Central A&M, where he played
football and was a member of the | 18 | | Shelby County 4H (Silver Spurs Club); he enjoyed basketball,
| 19 | | hunting, fishing, and spending time with his friends; he was a | 20 | | member of Mt. Pleasant Church of God; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Keegan Virden was an organ donor, and his organs | 2 | | were able to help 10 people after
he passed away; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Conner Rowcliff and Keegan Virden will be deeply | 4 | | missed by the Assumption community; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 7 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate U.S. | 8 | | Route 51 starting at N2600 East Road in Assumption north to the | 9 | | Shelby–Macon County Line as the "Conner-Keegan Memorial | 10 | | Highway"; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
| 12 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
| 13 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
| 14 | | giving notice of the name "Conner-Keegan Memorial Highway"; | 15 | | and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the families of Conner Rowcliff and Keegan | 18 | | Virden, Assumption Mayor Derek Page, and the Secretary of the | 19 | | Illinois Department of Transportation.
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