Bill Text: IL HJR0081 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the Armor Road Overpass in the City of Bradley as the "Sgt. Wilford Ray "Wil" Lewis Memorial Overpass".
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-28 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0081 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0081-Introduced.html
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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 the line of duty; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Wilford Ray "Wil" Lewis was born in Kankakee to | ||||||
| 6 | Charles and
Lenora Kibler Lewis on November 19, 1947; he served | ||||||
| 7 | in the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1967, attaining the | ||||||
| 8 | rank of sergeant
E-4; he married Laurie Dugan in Aroma Park on | ||||||
| 9 | May 21, 1971; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lewis worked at Bradley Roper before joining | ||||||
| 11 | the Bradley Police Department in July of
1975; he was promoted | ||||||
| 12 | to the rank of sergeant and shift supervisor on January 13, | ||||||
| 13 | 1991; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lewis was a member of the Loyal Order of the | ||||||
| 15 | Moose and the Bourbonnais Bass Anglers Club; he enjoyed bowling | ||||||
| 16 | and golfing; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lewis gave his life in the line of duty on | ||||||
| 18 | November 20, 1997 after serving 22 years with the Bradley
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| 19 | Police Department; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Sgt. Lewis was preceded in death by his father in | ||||||
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| 1 | July of 1989 and his mother on October 30, 1996; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Sgt. Lewis was | ||||||
| 3 | survived by his wife, Laurie Dugan; his son, Preston Lewis; his | ||||||
| 4 | daughters, Gina Armold and Kelly
Lewis; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 5 | Lindsay, Kyle, and Amanda; his brother and sister-in-law,
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| 6 | Kenneth and Becky Lewis; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, | ||||||
| 7 | nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | ||||||
| 10 | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Armor Road Overpass in | ||||||
| 11 | the City of Bradley as the "Sgt. Wilford Ray "Wil" Lewis | ||||||
| 12 | Memorial Overpass"; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 14 | is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with | ||||||
| 15 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 16 | giving notice of the name of
the "Sgt. Wilford Ray "Wil" Lewis | ||||||
| 17 | Memorial Overpass"; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the Secretary of Transportation, the Mayor of the | ||||||
| 20 | City of Bradley, Chief Michael T. Johnston of the
Bradley | ||||||
| 21 | Police Department, and the family of Sgt. Lewis.
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