SHERIFF ROGER SCOTT HIGHWAY

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SJ0028
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SENATE 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 those who have served our
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country; and

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WHEREAS, Sheriff Roger Scott served his country in the
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United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969 before he began his
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long and distinguished career with the DeKalb County Sheriff's
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Office; after receiving an honorable discharge from the Air
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Force with the rank of sergeant, he started as a radio operator
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and jailor; and

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WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott has served as the DeKalb County
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Sheriff since being appointed in 1985 and first elected in
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1986; and

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WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott created and developed dozens of
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Sheriffs' Citizens Police Academies from 1996 to 2020; he was
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a member of the 911 Steering Committee in 1988 and established
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a Domestic Violence Unit in 2005; he was a founding member of
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the DeKalb County Major Crime Unit; and

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WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott's accomplishments as sheriff
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include the Governor's Award for Excellence in Training in
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1999 and the National Sheriffs' Association Presidential Award

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for distinguished service in 2010 and serving as president of
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the Illinois Sheriffs' Association from 2005 to 2006; and

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WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott was born and raised in DeKalb
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County and lives in DeKalb with his wife, Marcia, and his
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children; they are members of the Waterman Bible Church; and

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WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott and Marcia have raised three
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biological children and seven adopted children and have
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fostered almost 40 children since 1989; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
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REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois
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Route 23 in DeKalb from Fairview Drive to Gurler Road as the
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"Sheriff Roger Scott 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 "Sheriff Roger Scott Highway"; and
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be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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presented to Sheriff Scott, the DeKalb County Sheriff's
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Office, the DeKalb County Board, and the Secretary of the

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Department of Transportation.

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