Bill Text: IL HR0395 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the portion of State Highway 13 between Route 166 and the Saline County line as the "Lory L. Price Memorial Highway".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-31 - Resolution Adopted 112-002-001 [HR0395 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0395-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Lory L. Price was the first motorcycle State | ||||||
3 | patrolman to serve in southern Illinois; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Lory Price and his wife were kidnapped and | ||||||
5 | murdered by the notorious Charlie Birger Gang on January 17, | ||||||
6 | 1927; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Lory Price was honored on the National Law | ||||||
8 | Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. for his sacrifice; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The bravery and dedication of Lory Price, as well | ||||||
10 | as the tragic manner in which he died, should be memorialized | ||||||
11 | in a befitting place and manner; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we designate the portion of State Highway 13 between Route 166 | ||||||
15 | and the Saline County line as the "Lory L. Price Memorial | ||||||
16 | Highway" in honor of the service and sacrifice of Lory L. | ||||||
17 | Price; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the Williamson County Historical Society.
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