Full Text of HJR0025 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly pays respect to Captain Jacob "Jake" Ringering by | 4 | | honoring him with a memorial highway; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering passed away in the line of duty on | 6 | | March 5, 2019
at the age of 37; he was born on December 14, | 7 | | 1981 in Alton; he graduated from East Alton
Wood River High | 8 | | School in 2000 and from Lewis & Clark Community College in 2004 | 9 | | with an Associate's Degree in Fire Science; he also earned his | 10 | | Emergency Medical Technician License; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering began his long career as a | 12 | | firefighter in East Alton on February 20, 2001; he was hired as | 13 | | a career firefighter at East Alton on December 20, 2005; on | 14 | | August 5, 2010, he was hired as a career firefighter with the | 15 | | Godfrey Fire Protection District, where
he attained the rank | 16 | | of lieutenant on March 27, 2013 and captain on May 1, 2014; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering was the technical rescue officer, | 18 | | respiratory protection officer,
and lead instructor for the | 19 | | Godfrey Fire Protection District; he earned Illinois Office of | 20 | | the State Fire Marshal
Certification in Firefighter II, | 21 | | Firefighter III, Basic Operations Firefighter, Advanced | 22 | | Technician Firefighter, Fire Officer I, Hazardous Materials |
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| 1 | | Awareness, Technical Rescue Awareness, Fire Service Vehicle | 2 | | Operator, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Vehicle and Machinery | 3 | | Operations, Rescue Specialist-Confined Space, Hazardous | 4 | | Materials First Responder Operations, Rope Operations, Fire | 5 | | Service Instructor I, Fire Service Instructor II, Fire | 6 | | Investigator, and Rescue Specialist-Vertical II/High Angle; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, As a result of his dedication to public service, | 9 | | Jake Ringering impacted many lives, and
countless individuals | 10 | | are alive today as a testament; he served as president of the | 11 | | Godfrey
Firefighters Local 1692 and taught fire science at | 12 | | Lewis & Clark Community College; he was
also a | 13 | | trainer/instructor through Max Fire Training and a member of | 14 | | St. Mary's Catholic Church
in Alton; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering was preceded in death by his | 16 | | grandparents, Lucien and Majorie Ringering, and
Captain Ed | 17 | | Ballard; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Jake Ringering was | 19 | | survived by his wife, Allison Ringering; his children, Nora | 20 | | Marie Ringering, Elaina Lynn Ringering, and Logan Jacob
| 21 | | Ringering; his parents, Robin
Ballard Disney and her husband, | 22 | | Reverend Stephen Disney, and Larry Ringering and his wife,
| 23 | | Jan; his brother, Chris Stratton (Richel); his sister, Julie |
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(Jedediah); his grandmother, Thelma Ballard; Allison's | 2 | | parents, Robert
and Susan Budde; his sister-in-law, Andrea | 3 | | Budde; his brother-in-law, Andrew
Budde; his nieces and | 4 | | nephews, Jaden, Jerald, Jolene, and Jacqueline
Downs, Landon | 5 | | and Levi Stratton, and Jackson Budde; and numerous aunts, | 6 | | uncles, and cousins; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jake Ringering was the most devoted husband and | 8 | | father to his family and always put
them first in his life; he | 9 | | was a leader and always wanted to help others; he was a loving | 10 | | son,
brother, and in-law, who never met a stranger; he was | 11 | | loved by many people, and everyone he
met called him a friend; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 15 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate West Delmar Avenue | 16 | | in Godfrey as it travels between Pierce Lane and Valhalla | 17 | | Cemetery as "The Captain Jake Ringering Memorial Highway"; and | 18 | | be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
| 20 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
| 21 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
| 22 | | giving notice of the name "The Captain Jake Ringering Memorial | 23 | | Highway"; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Captain Jake Ringering, the | 3 | | Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, and | 4 | | the Mayor of the Village of Godfrey.
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