Illinois HR 342: COMMENDS-A. GOFORTH & D. HUG

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HR0342LRB104 13674 MST 26337 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives view it as essential to pay respect and honor 

4to Illinois' first responders and volunteers who go above and 

5beyond the call of duty in protecting Illinois residents; and

6 WHEREAS, On April 23, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m., 

7Andy Goforth and Daven Hug were on their way home when they 

8noticed smoke billowing from the second floor of the senior 

9apartments at the Village Apartments in Nashville, Illinois; 

10and

11 WHEREAS, After calling 9-1-1, Andy Goforth and Daven Hug 

12selflessly ran into the building and started heroically 

13notifying and evacuating residents; and

14 WHEREAS, As Andy Goforth and Daven Hug were risking their 

15lives to help the residents of the building, seven volunteer 

16fire departments joined together to respond to this emergency; 

17working together, the seven rural fire departments 

18extinguished the fire; and

19 WHEREAS, The first responders of Southern Illinois banded 

20together to answer this emergency; the fire departments of 

21Nashville, Hoyleton, Addieville, Ashley, Okawville, Carlyle, 

HR0342- 2 -LRB104 13674 MST 26337 r

1and Coulterville and the ambulance services of Washington 

2County, Pinckneyville, New Baden, and Litton County bravely 

3responded to the emergency and were instrumental in preventing 

4further harm; and

5 WHEREAS, Two residents were airlifted to the Mercy Burn 

6Center at Mercy Hospital in Saint Louis while two other 

7residents were admitted to the Washington County Hospital, 

8where one was released on April 27 with minor injuries and the 

9other remains in hospital; and

10 WHEREAS, Without the quick and heroic actio