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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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