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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals | ||||||
| 4 | who have served our country and, in so doing, have gone above | ||||||
| 5 | and beyond the call of duty in truly heroic acts; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Thomas J. Boyle was born on November 13, 1949 in | ||||||
| 7 | Chicago; his parents were Thomas and Regina Boyle; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle was known as a patriot who loved his | ||||||
| 9 | country and a person who never stopped trying to assist others; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle served two tours in the United States | ||||||
| 12 | Marine Corps in Vietnam; he earned the Cross of Gallantry for | ||||||
| 13 | his service; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle served with the Chicago Police | ||||||
| 15 | Department for 30 years; he was personally responsible for | ||||||
| 16 | capturing brothers Tyrone and Larry Strickland, who were later | ||||||
| 17 | convicted of murdering Wheeling Police Officer Kenneth Dawson | ||||||
| 18 | in November of 1985; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Upon his retirement, Thomas Boyle served as a Law | ||||||
| 20 | Enforcement Professional for the Criminal Investigations | ||||||
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| 1 | Department of the Department of Defense, where he trained | ||||||
| 2 | police in Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle was awarded the Defense Medal of | ||||||
| 4 | Freedom and the Civilian Commander's award for the | ||||||
| 5 | investigation and prosecution of eight terrorist bomb makers in | ||||||
| 6 | Iraq; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle was killed in a firefight on June 19, | ||||||
| 8 | 2012 while serving in Afghanistan; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle was survived by his wife of 35 years, | ||||||
| 10 | Pauline, and his son, Ryan; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | ||||||
| 13 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of West County | ||||||
| 14 | Line Road in Barrington Hills from Bateman Road to Brinker Road | ||||||
| 15 | as Thomas J. Boyle Memorial Road; and be it further
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| 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 of Thomas J. Boyle Memorial Road; and | ||||||
| 20 | be it further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 3 | Transportation, the Village of Barrington Hills, and the family | ||||||
| 4 | of Thomas J. Boyle.
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