TROOPER THOMPSEN MEML OVERPASS

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SJ0042
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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 individuals who have
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given their lives in service to their community; and

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WHEREAS, Illinois State Trooper Corey Steven Thompsen of
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rural St. Joseph was killed in the line of duty on October 18,
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2024; and

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WHEREAS, Trooper Thompsen began his career in law
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enforcement after graduating from the Southwestern Police
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Academy as part of Session 137, and he initially worked with
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the Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (VMEG); he
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then attended the Illinois State Police Academy as a member of
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Cadet Class 130 from 2019 to 2020; he was assigned to Illinois
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State Police District 10 in Pesotum; he joined the Illinois
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State Police Motorcycle Enforcement Bureau in 2022; he was
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assigned to Central Special Operations Group (SOG) Fatal 4
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Team in 2023, serving Troop 7; and

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WHEREAS, Trooper Thompsen was proud of serving with the
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Illinois State Police; he was especially proud of being part
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of the motor unit, viewing his colleagues as a second family
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and a tight-knit group of friends; during his service, he
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participated in several escort details across the State that

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included the president, the vice president, memorial services,
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and charity bike rides; and

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WHEREAS, Trooper Thompsen was a member of the Fraternal
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Order of Police (FOP) Troopers Lodge 41, the Alpha Phi Sigma
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national criminal justice society, and the Phi Theta Kappa
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honor society; and

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WHEREAS, Trooper Thompsen was a family man who was always
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there when anyone needed him, a respected member of the
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Illinois State Police, and a friend to many; 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 the
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County Road 1900E Interstate 74 Overpass as the "Trooper Corey
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S. Thompsen Memorial Overpass"; 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 "Trooper Corey S. Thompsen Memorial
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Overpass"; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the family of Trooper Thompsen, the Mayor of St.

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Joseph, and the Secretary of Transportation.

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