Full Text of HR1313 94th General Assembly
HR1313 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Eric D. Lee recently was named the recipient of | 3 |
| the 2006 Community Service Award from Leo High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Eric Dwayne Lee was born on October 11, 1963; he | 5 |
| was first of four children of Bobby and Alma Lee; he graduated | 6 |
| from St. Carthage Grammar school on Chicago's Southside in 1977 | 7 |
| and went on to Leo High School and graduated in 1981; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Lee was an honors student at Leo High; he was | 9 |
| active in basketball, track, and student government; he was the | 10 |
| Vice President of the student body as a senior; he was known to | 11 |
| his classmates as a genuine, caring individual that embodied | 12 |
| the qualities of a true Leo Man, a leader, and a friend; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduation, he enrolled at the University of | 14 |
| Illinois, Chicago; he then answered the call of his country and | 15 |
| joined the United States Marine Corps; he served four years in | 16 |
| the Marines and was honorably discharged in 1987 after earning | 17 |
| the rank of Corporal; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1991, Mr. Lee answered the call to service | 19 |
| again when he joined the Chicago Police Department and was | 20 |
| assigned to the 2nd district as a patrolman; in June of 2000, | 21 |
| he moved on to the 7th district as a member of the | 22 |
| tactical/gang unit known as "The Englewood Rangers"; he was | 23 |
| known as a hard working dedicated officer; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1993, he married Shawn S. Tinelle and started a | 25 |
| family; they were blessed with a daughter, Erica; he went back | 26 |
| to school and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Chicago State | 27 |
| University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and had | 28 |
| begun working on his master's degree; and
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| WHEREAS, On August 19, 2001, Mr. Lee was on patrol with two |
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| other officers; they spotted a man being beaten in an alley; | 2 |
| when he and his fellow officers approached the scene and | 3 |
| identified themselves as police, shots were fired, and he was | 4 |
| killed in the line of duty; and
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| WHEREAS, Officer Eric Dwayne Lee made the ultimate | 6 |
| sacrifice for doing the right thing; he was dedicated to his | 7 |
| family, friends, and community; he personified the Leo High | 8 |
| School motto of Facta Non Verba; for those reasons and for the | 9 |
| person he was, his classmates nominated him posthumously for | 10 |
| the Community Service Award; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 |
| we recognize the sacrifice of Mr. Eric D. Lee, a fitting | 14 |
| recipient of the 2006 Community Service Award from Leo High | 15 |
| School; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the family of Officer Eric Lee as an expression of | 18 |
| our respect and gratitude for his willingness to protect and | 19 |
| serve his community.
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