Full Text of SJR0008 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On January 12, 2019, at approximately 4:43 p.m., | 3 | | Trooper Christopher Lambert #6527 was on the scene of a | 4 | | three-vehicle traffic crash in the left lane on I-294 near | 5 | | Willow Road; while he was handling that crash, another vehicle | 6 | | failed to stop and struck Trooper Lambert while he was outside | 7 | | of his patrol car; Trooper Lambert sustained serious injuries | 8 | | as a result of the crash; he was transported to Glenbrook | 9 | | Hospital and succumbed to his injuries at approximately 7:24 | 10 | | p.m.; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Lambert began his career with the ISP on | 12 | | November 10, 2013 as part of Cadet Class 123; upon his | 13 | | graduation from the ISP Academy, he was assigned to District 15 | 14 | | in Downers Grove; he had recently been assigned to District | 15 | | 15's Criminal Patrol Team; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career with the ISP, Trooper | 17 | | Lambert was recognized for his hard work, criminal interdiction | 18 | | efforts, and for being a rising leader amongst his peers; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Lambert exemplified the Illinois State | 20 | | Police's motto of Integrity, Service, Pride; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Lambert grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where he |
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| 1 | | attended elementary and high school; he served honorably in the | 2 | | United States Army and Army Reserve for eight years; he loved | 3 | | Chicago Cubs baseball and was an avid fan of the Chicago | 4 | | Blackhawks; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Trooper Christopher Lambert is survived by his | 6 | | wife; his one-year-old daughter; and his parents; therefore, be | 7 | | it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 10 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of I-294 | 11 | | between mile marker 49.25 and 50 as the "ISP Trooper | 12 | | Christopher Lambert Memorial Highway"; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Tollway is requested to erect | 14 | | at suitable locations, consistent with
State and federal | 15 | | regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
giving notice of the | 16 | | name of
"ISP Trooper Christopher Lambert Memorial Highway"; and | 17 | | be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Trooper Lambert and the Executive | 20 | | Director of the Illinois Tollway.
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