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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
  
2    WHEREAS, It is important and appropriate to honor the men 
3and women of the Illinois State Police Division of Patrol for 
4their contributions to improving public safety; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar joined the Illinois State Police 
6on October 28, 1957 and was assigned to District 13 in DuQuoin; 
7and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar was killed in an automobile 
9accident on May 14, 1972 while patrolling Route 37, north of 
10Benton; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar was the first state trooper in 26 
12years to be killed in the line of duty and the first to be 
13killed in a patrol car accident in Southern Illinois; and
  
 
  
14    WHEREAS, Trooper Dunbar's  service to  and sacrifice for the 
15people of Illinois should never be forgotten; therefore, be it
  
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
17ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF 
18REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois 
19Route 37 north of the city of Benton and south of Lake Benton 
20Road as the "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial Highway"; and be 
 
 
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1it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
3is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
4State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs

5giving notice of the name of "Trooper Frank R. Dunbar Memorial 
6Highway"; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the family of Trooper Dunbar.