CHIEF WESTON MEMORIAL HWY

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HJ0003
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
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Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
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who have served our country and State and, in doing so, have
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made the ultimate sacrifice; and

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WHEREAS, Chief Arthur L. Weston of the Rockton Police
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Department responded to a burglary-in-progress call on October
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27, 1977, locating the suspect in an upstairs bedroom; after
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an intense struggle, he was able to place the suspect into
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custody; as he was transporting the suspect to jail, he began
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to experience chest pains and called for backup; he was taken
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to a local hospital, where he died approximately one hour
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later; and

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WHEREAS, Chief Weston was born to Leo and Dorothy Weston
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in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 1, 1925; he graduated from
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West High School in 1943; he served in the U.S. Army during
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World War II; he married Marion J. Peck on August 21, 1947; and

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WHEREAS, Chief Weston started his career in law
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enforcement as a patrolman for the Loves Park Police
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Department; he was the former police chief and organizer of
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the Rock Valley College Security Force; he also served as
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police chief in Byron and Roscoe as well as deputy coroner for

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Winnebago County and deputy of the Winnebago County Sheriff's
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Department; and

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WHEREAS, Chief Weston was a proud member of the Illinois
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Police Association, the Rockton Rotary Club, and the Rockton
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American Legion; and

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WHEREAS, Chief Weston was a loving husband and father to
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his wife and his five children; and

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WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Chief Weston was
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survived by his wife, Marion Weston, and his children, Cindy
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Gau, Vickey Roberts, Debbie Pasch, Wanda Vertterlli, and
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William Weston; and

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WHEREAS, Chief Weston gave his life in the line of duty,
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and his service to and sacrifice for the people of Illinois
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should never be forgotten; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of
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Illinois Route 2 in Rockton as the "Chief Arthur L. Weston
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Memorial Highway"; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation

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is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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giving notice of the name "Chief Arthur L. Weston Memorial
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Highway"; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Chief Weston and the Secretary of
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the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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