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This concurrent resolution urges the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a specific one-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 30, from mile marker 15 to mile marker 16, as the "Sergeant William Gilbert Paterson Memorial Mile" to honor Sergeant Paterson's service and sacrifice. The resolution details Sergeant Paterson's life, including his birth in Gary, Indiana, his education, his 18 years of service with the Lake County Sheriff's Department, his military service in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve, including deployments during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, and his active involvement in his community. It highlights that Sergeant Paterson tragically lost his life on January 25, 1994, in the line of duty during a high-speed pursuit, and that he is survived by his family. A concurrent resolution is a legislative measure passed by both houses of a state legislature that does not have the force of law but expresses the legislature's opinion or directs action by state agencies.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/resolutions/house/concurrent/2/details