SJR 28

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		SJ0028		LRB104 13103 MST 25158 r
1		SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
2		    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3		Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our
4		country; and
5		    WHEREAS, Sheriff Roger Scott served his country in the
6		United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969 before he began his
7		long and distinguished career with the DeKalb County Sheriff's
8		Office; after receiving an honorable discharge from the Air
9		Force with the rank of sergeant, he started as a radio operator
10		and jailor; and
11		    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott has served as the DeKalb County
12		Sheriff since being appointed in 1985 and first elected in
13		1986; and
14		    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott created and developed dozens of
15		Sheriffs' Citizens Police Academies from 1996 to 2020; he was
16		a member of the 911 Steering Committee in 1988 and established
17		a Domestic Violence Unit in 2005; he was a founding member of
18		the DeKalb County Major Crime Unit; and
19		    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott's accomplishments as sheriff
20		include the Governor's Award for Excellence in Training in
21		1999 and the National Sheriffs' Association Presidential Award
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1		for distinguished service in 2010 and serving as president of
2		the Illinois Sheriffs' Association from 2005 to 2006; and
3		    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott was born and raised in DeKalb
4		County and lives in DeKalb with his wife, Marcia, and his
5		children; they are members of the Waterman Bible Church; and
6		    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott and Marcia have raised three
7		biological children and seven adopted children and have
8		fostered almost 40 children since 1989; therefore, be it
9		    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
10		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
11		REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Illinois
12		Route 23 in DeKalb from Fairview Drive to Gurler Road as the
13		"Sheriff Roger Scott Highway"; and be it further
14		    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
15		is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with
16		State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
17		giving notice of the name "Sheriff Roger Scott Highway"; and
18		be it further
19		    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
20		presented to Sheriff Scott, the DeKalb County Sheriff's
21		Office, the DeKalb County Board, and the Secretary of the
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1		Department of Transportation.