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H. 5286

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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. B. Cox, Burns, Elliott, Morgan, Haddon, W. Cox, Allison, Willis, Trantham, Jones and Hill
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Introduced in the House on February 25, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions

Summary: Officer Allen Lee Jacobs Memorial Interchange

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/25/2020  House   Introduced (House Journal-page 14)
   2/25/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions (House Journal-page 14)
    3/3/2020  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott, 
                        Morgan, Haddon, W.Cox, Allison, Willis, Trantham, 
                        Jones, Hill

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/25/2020

TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERCHANGE LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 85 AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 385 IN GREENVILLE COUNTY "OFFICER ALLEN LEE JACOBS MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS OR MARKERS AT THIS INTERCHANGE CONTAINING THESE WORDS.

Whereas, Greenville police officer Allen Lee Jacobs lost his life in the line of duty serving the citizens of Greenville on March 18, 2016. He was twenty-eight years old; and

Whereas, born in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of Don and Tammie Jacobs, both Bob Jones University faculty members; and

Whereas, Officer Jacobs earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Troy University and was nearing completion of a master's degree in Business Administration; and

Whereas, he served our country with distinction as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. He was a Jump Master, a decorated Iraq War veteran, and was awarded a Purple Heart in 2015 for his heroic service; and

Whereas, he joined the City of Greenville Police Department in 2011, where he served on the SWAT and Community Response teams; and

Whereas, Officer Jacobs served the schools within the City of Greenville by instructing and mentoring young people; and

Whereas, he was a member of Christ Fellowship in Traveler's Rest; and

Whereas, in addition to this parents, Officer Jacobs is survived by wife Meghan Murphy Jacobs, three sons, and a host of other relatives; and

Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to forever remember the legacy of this fallen officer by naming the interchange located at the intersection of Interstate Highway 85 and Interstate Highway 385 in Greenville County in his honor. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly request the Department of Transportation name the interchange located at the intersection of Interstate Highway 85 and Interstate Highway 385 in Greenville County "Officer Allen Lee Jacobs Memorial Interchange" and erect appropriate signs or markers at this interchange containing these words.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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