| 1 | 1 | | *HC1009* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana |
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| 7 | 7 | | Department of Transportation to rename that portion of State |
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| 8 | 8 | | Road 5 from State Road 218 to State Road 22 the "Ralph |
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| 9 | 9 | | Duckwall Memorial Highway". |
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| 10 | 10 | | Goss-Reaves, Manning, Criswell |
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| 11 | 11 | | _______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 12 | 12 | | 20252382 |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2025 HC 1009/DI 140 Introduced |
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| 14 | 14 | | First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 15 | 15 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 16 | 16 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2 Department of Transportation to rename that portion of State |
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| 19 | 19 | | 3 Road 5 from State Road 218 to State Road 22 the "Ralph |
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| 20 | 20 | | 4 Duckwall Memorial Highway". |
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| 21 | 21 | | 5 Whereas, Ralph Duckwall was a lifelong resident of Van |
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| 22 | 22 | | 6 Buren, Indiana, graduating from Van Buren High School in |
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| 23 | 23 | | 7 1943 and attending services at the Van Buren United Methodist |
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| 24 | 24 | | 8 Church his entire life; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 9 Whereas, He was a farmer in Van Buren Township and an |
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| 26 | 26 | | 10 active community member, serving as State Representative for |
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| 27 | 27 | | 11 the Grant County area from 1976 to 1986, where he was |
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| 28 | 28 | | 12 chairman of the Natural Resources Committee and member of |
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| 29 | 29 | | 13 the Agriculture and Education Committees; |
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| 30 | 30 | | 14 Whereas, He also served on the Grant County Council, Van |
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| 31 | 31 | | 15 Buren Township Advisory Board, Eastbrook School |
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| 32 | 32 | | 16 Corporation School Board, Grant County 4-H Board, and he |
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| 33 | 33 | | 17 was the former director and Board President for |
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| 34 | 34 | | 18 Grant-Blackford Farmers Mutual Insurance Company; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 19 Whereas, He received the Sagamore of the Wabash award, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 20 which was selected by Governor Robert Orr; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 21 Whereas, Ralph was adamant and persistent in keeping State |
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| 38 | 38 | | 22 Highway 5 through Van Buren to Upland open as a State |
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| 39 | 39 | | 23 Highway, so it is only fitting it be named after him: Therefore, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2025 HC 1009/DI 140 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 1 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 3 the Senate concurring: |
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| 44 | 44 | | 4 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the |
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| 45 | 45 | | 5 Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of |
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| 46 | 46 | | 6 State Road 5 from State Road 218 to State Road 22 the "Ralph |
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| 47 | 47 | | 7 Duckwall Memorial Highway". |
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| 48 | 48 | | 8 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 49 | 49 | | 9 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to the |
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| 50 | 50 | | 10 Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2025 HC 1009/DI 140 |
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