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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly pays honor and respect to those individuals who have | ||||||
| 4 | given their lives in service to their communities; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, On October 4, 2021, DEA Special Agent Michael | ||||||
| 6 | Gale "Mike" Garbo died while in the line of duty as a result of | ||||||
| 7 | injuries sustained during a shooting in downtown Tucson, | ||||||
| 8 | Arizona; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Garbo was born in Grayville to | ||||||
| 10 | Carol Ann (Young) Garbo and Larry Garbo on February 10, 1970; | ||||||
| 11 | he graduated from Grayville High School in 1988 and Eastern | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois University; he served with the U.S. Army National | ||||||
| 13 | Guard; he resided in Sahuarita, Arizona at the time of his | ||||||
| 14 | passing; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Garbo was inspired by his late | ||||||
| 16 | father, an Illinois State Police captain, and pursued a career | ||||||
| 17 | in law enforcement; he was a former police officer for the | ||||||
| 18 | Metro Nashville Police Department; he was currently serving as | ||||||
| 19 | a special agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) | ||||||
| 20 | based in Tucson, Arizona, a position he held since 2005; with | ||||||
| 21 | unmatched talent, knowledge, dignity, and bravery, he | ||||||
| 22 | dedicated his life's work to combating drug traffickers, | ||||||
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| 1 | spanning from Kabul, Afghanistan to various locations across | ||||||
| 2 | the United States; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Garbo was a dedicated father and | ||||||
| 4 | husband who devoted his life to serving and caring for others; | ||||||
| 5 | he enjoyed practicing Jiu Jitsu and martial arts, spending | ||||||
| 6 | time with his family, and watching his daughter succeed in | ||||||
| 7 | every aspect of her life; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Garbo was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 9 | parents and his special grandmother, Betty Garbo; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Special Agent Garbo is survived by his wife, Vida | ||||||
| 11 | Mary Garbo; his daughter, Alexis Garbo; his niece and | ||||||
| 12 | goddaughter, Kennedy Valinevicius; his brother, Terry Garbo; | ||||||
| 13 | and many other loved ones; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 16 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | ||||||
| 17 | Interstate 64 between mile marker 128 and 132 as the "DEA | ||||||
| 18 | Special Agent Michael Garbo Memorial Highway"; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 21 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
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| 1 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 2 | giving notice of the name "DEA Special Agent Michael Garbo | ||||||
| 3 | Memorial Highway"; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to the family of Special Agent Garbo and the | ||||||
| 6 | Secretary of Transportation.
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