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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 
3Assembly pays honor and respect to individuals who have given 
4their lives in service to their communities; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police has proudly served the 
6citizens of Illinois since 1922, and its dedication to public 
7safety has saved countless lives and has enriched the State of 
8Illinois; and
  
 
  
9    WHEREAS, Special Agent Pete Earl Lackey of Winchester was 
10killed in the line of duty as he was on his way to work in 
11Springfield, scheduled to testify at a drug trial that 
12morning; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, The defendant in the case spotted Special Agent 
14Lackey driving toward the city and rammed his car into the rear 
15of Lackey's automobile; when Special Agent Lackey pulled over 
16to the shoulder of the road, the attacker jumped through the 
17passenger side window with a large hunting knife in his hand 
18and attacked Special Agent Lackey while he attempted to reach 
19for his weapon; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, The defendant was later arrested and brought to 
21trial in Decatur but was acquitted; in 1981, he admitted his 
 
 
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1crime in an interview with a reporter from Springfield's State 
2Journal Register; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Special Agent Lackey had served with the Illinois 
4Bureau of Investigation (IBI) for two years; prior to serving 
5with the IBI, he had been a physical education teacher and 
6coach at Winchester High School; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Special Agent Lackey was survived by his wife and 
8two children; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The service and sacrifice of Special Agent  Lackey 
10should never be forgotten; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE

13SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Old US Route 36 
14from Jacksonville to Alexander as the "Special Agent Pete 
15Lackey Memorial Highway"; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
17is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
18State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs

19giving notice of the name of "Special Agent Pete Lackey 
20Memorial Highway"; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
2presented to the surviving members of Special Agent Pete 
3Lackey's family, the Illinois State Police, and the Secretary 
4of the Department of Transportation.