Bill Text: IL HJR0078 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the Plainfield Road Bridge over Interstate 294 as the "Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial Bridge".
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-30 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0078 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HJR0078-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to those
individuals whose | ||||||
4 | lives have made a difference in their community and in | ||||||
5 | Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin was born on April 2, 1997, | ||||||
7 | the beloved daughter of Brenda (Pankow) and
John O'Laughlin; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin grew up in Indian Head Park | ||||||
10 | and attended Highlands Grade
School and Middle School before | ||||||
11 | going to Lyons Township High School in the fall of 2011; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin was an extremely kind | ||||||
13 | individual and was loved by everyone she
encountered; and
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14 | WHEREAS, On October 27, 2011, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin's life | ||||||
15 | was tragically taken by a burglar in her own home after school
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16 | that day; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Kelli Joy O'Laughlin was the adored sister of Ryan | ||||||
18 | (Melissa), Bridgette, and Daniel
Douglas; the loving aunt of | ||||||
19 | Norah; the cherished granddaughter of Al and Carole Pankow and | ||||||
20 | the late James and
late Joy O'Laughlin; the fond niece of Terry |
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1 | (Kathy), Tom, Sandy, and Tim Pankow, James Jr. (Fran)
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2 | O'Laughlin, and Marianne (Lowell) Richardson; the cousin of | ||||||
3 | Dustin and Christopher Pankow, Giana and
Alexis Gutierrez, | ||||||
4 | Michael O'Laughlin, and Grant and Warren Richardson; and friend | ||||||
5 | of many; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial Fund was | ||||||
7 | established by Kelli's family to keep her memory
alive through | ||||||
8 | future educational opportunities for young people; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial Fund has held | ||||||
10 | numerous events to raise funds and be an active part of the | ||||||
11 | community; these events include golf outings, car washes, the | ||||||
12 | Kelli O'Laughlin Benefit Concert, and the
1st annual Run for | ||||||
13 | Kelli 5k with a course that winds its way around Lyons Township | ||||||
14 | High School's
South Campus, following their cross country | ||||||
15 | course, where Kelli attended school as a freshman in 2011; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial Foundation has | ||||||
17 | continued her legacy of "joy", by providing
scholarships to | ||||||
18 | graduating high school seniors who attended high schools in the | ||||||
19 | Chicagoland area; it has given out over 75 scholarships with a | ||||||
20 | total value of $537,500; and
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21 | WHEREAS, The community has not forgotten Kelli Joy | ||||||
22 | O'Laughlin's life and have used cups to
create signs of |
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1 | remembrance on the overpass on Interstate 294; and
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2 | WHEREAS, It is fitting that we provide a lasting honor to | ||||||
3 | the memory of Kelli Joy O'Laughlin; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
6 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Plainfield Road | ||||||
7 | Bridge
over Interstate 294 as the "Kelli Joy O'Laughlin | ||||||
8 | Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Toll Highway Authority is | ||||||
10 | requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent
with State | ||||||
11 | and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving | ||||||
12 | notice of the name of the "Kelli
Joy O'Laughlin Memorial | ||||||
13 | Bridge"; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Kelli Joy O'Laughlin, the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Toll Highway Authority, and the Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial | ||||||
17 | Fund.
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