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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given | ||||||
| 4 | their lives in service to their communities; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police has proudly served the | ||||||
| 6 | citizens of Illinois since 1922, and its dedication to public | ||||||
| 7 | safety has saved countless lives and has enriched the State of | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, On November 27, 1972, Special Agent Pete Earl | ||||||
| 10 | Lackey of Winchester was killed in the line of duty on his way | ||||||
| 11 | to work in Springfield, where he was scheduled to testify at a | ||||||
| 12 | drug trial that morning; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Lackey, while driving toward | ||||||
| 14 | Springfield, was spotted by the defendant in the case, who in | ||||||
| 15 | turn rammed his car into the rear of the agent's automobile; | ||||||
| 16 | when Special Agent Lackey pulled over to the shoulder of the | ||||||
| 17 | road, the attacker jumped through the passenger side window | ||||||
| 18 | with a large hunting knife in his hand and attacked the agent | ||||||
| 19 | while he attempted to reach for his service weapon; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, The defendant was later arrested and brought to | ||||||
| 21 | trial in Decatur but was acquitted; in 1981, he admitted his | ||||||
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| 1 | crime in an interview with a reporter from Springfield's State | ||||||
| 2 | Journal-Register; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Lackey had served with the Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | Bureau of Investigation (IBI) for two years; prior to serving | ||||||
| 5 | with the IBI, he had been a physical education teacher and | ||||||
| 6 | coach at Winchester High School; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Lackey was survived by his wife and | ||||||
| 8 | two children; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Lackey's service and sacrifice | ||||||
| 10 | should never be forgotten; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 13 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Old U.S. Route 36 | ||||||
| 14 | from Jacksonville to Alexander as the "Special Agent Pete | ||||||
| 15 | Lackey Memorial Highway"; and be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 17 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 18 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 19 | giving notice of the name "Special Agent Pete Lackey Memorial | ||||||
| 20 | Highway"; and be it further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the surviving family members of Special Agent | ||||||
| 3 | Pete Earl Lackey, the Illinois State Police, and the Secretary | ||||||
| 4 | of the Illinois Department of Transportation. | ||||||