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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Both Conner Rowcliff and Keegan Virden lost their | ||||||
| 7 | lives in the accident; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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,
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| 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
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Conner Rowcliff and Keegan Virden will be deeply | ||||||
| 4 | missed by the Assumption community; therefore, be it
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| 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
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| 12 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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| 13 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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| 14 | giving notice of the name "Conner-Keegan Memorial Highway"; | ||||||
| 15 | and be it further
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| 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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