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Senate committee unanimously approves resolutions to honor fallen officers and a Korean War MIA
Summary
The Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Committee approved four concurrent resolutions renaming a stretch of highway, a bridge, a mile of I‑69 and a rest area in honor of fallen public servants and a missing‑in‑action service member; each passed by a 9-0 roll call.
The Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Committee on Friday approved four concurrent resolutions to name public infrastructure for fallen public servants and a missing service member, voting 9-0 on each item.
Senator Bohaczek opened the sequence by asking the panel to approve a road‑naming resolution for Chief Marshall James Kautz of Michiana Shores, who was struck while investigating an accident and later died. Mike Kellams, a 40‑year career police officer who spoke for the family, said the resolution was “one of the highest honors” and asked members for their support.
The committee then approved a resolution from Senator Maxwell urging NDOT to rename the bridge on State Road 256 in Kent the Greg Cloud Memorial Bridge. Maxwell said Cloud, a volunteer firefighter who died fighting a house fire in 2006, “deserves the recognition.” Molly Winters and Chief Sloan of the Muncie Police Department also asked members to approve a separate concurrent resolution to designate Mile 233 of I‑69 the Greg Winters Memorial Mile; Molly Winters recounted her husband’s death and the family’s work on survivors’ issues.
Chairman Kreider presented a final resolution to rename a rest area on I‑70 in Hancock County for Joseph McNally, listed as missing in action from the Korean War, and described the naming as an appropriate local tribute.
Each resolution carried on a unanimous roll call. Committee roll calls included Senators Scribe, Toms, Dorio, Charbonneau, Buck, Maxwell, Byrne, Spencer and Ford (all recorded as voting "Yes" or "Aye"); the committee recorded the results as 9-0. No amendments or substantive objections were raised during debate.
The resolutions are concurrent measures urging the relevant transportation agencies to enact the changes; they do not themselves alter agency budgets or administrative regulations. The committee adjourned after completing the naming measures.
