Bill Text: IL HR0272 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Remembers the sacrifices and heroism of Illinois State Police Trooper Michael McCarter, Paxton Police Department Patrolman William Caisee, Paxton Police Department Patrolman Larry C. Hale, and civilian Donald Vice on the 40th anniversary of the shooting incident on I-57.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0272 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0272-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, It is appropriate for us to remember the many
sacrifices and contributions members of the law enforcement
community make while protecting the safety of the public; and
WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution 21 honored Illinois State
Police Trooper Michael McCarter, Paxton Police Department
Patrolman William Caisse, civilian Donald Vice, who were killed
during a traffic stop in I-57, and Paxton Police Department
Patrolman Larry C. Hale, who was wounded during the traffic
stop, by naming the overpass at 200 North Road, crossing I-57
South, near Paxton as the "McCarter-Caisse-Vice-Hale Memorial
Overpass"; and
WHEREAS, Trooper McCarter served as a Marine Sergeant in
Vietnam; he was a nine-year veteran of the Illinois State
Police and was assigned to District 6A; he was survived by his
wife and son; and
WHEREAS, Patrolman Caisse was a veteran of the United
States Army and served in Vietnam; he had been with the Paxton
Police Department for three years; he was survived by his wife,
his son, his two daughters, his parents, his four brothers, and
his sister; and

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WHEREAS, Donald Vice worked at Caterpillar Tractor Company
in Pontiac; he was survived by his wife, his mother, his
stepfather, his three daughters, his six sons, his two
brothers, his three sisters, and his four grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Patrolman Hale was shot in the chest with the
bullet coming within inches of his heart; he fired back with
his shotgun, hitting one of the shooters four times; the
shooter fell to the ground, but then appeared to be reaching
for his gun, so Hale fired his revolver, killing him; and
WHEREAS, April 7, 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of this
tragedy, and we remember the sacrifices these brave men made on
April 7, 1979; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we remember the sacrifices and heroism of Illinois State Police
Trooper Michael McCarter, Paxton Police Department Patrolman
William Caisse, Paxton Police Department Patrolman Larry C.
Hale, and civilian Donald Vice on the 40th anniversary of the
shooting incident on I-57; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
presented to the families of Trooper McCarter, Paxton Patrolman
Caisse, and Donald Vice, and to Paxton Patrolman Hale, the

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Illinois State Police, the Paxton Police Department, and Paxton
Mayor J. William Ingold.