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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Eric D. Lee recently was named the recipient of
3 the 2006 Community Service Award from Leo High School; and
 
4     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
 
8     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
 
13     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
 
18     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
 
24     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
 
29     WHEREAS, On August 19, 2001, Mr. Lee was on patrol with two

 

 

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1 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
 
5     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
 
11     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
 
16     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.