Full Text of HJR0067 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 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
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Michael Righi Barnard was born on December | 6 | | 20, 1973, in Peoria; his parents were Michael and
Cathy Lohnes | 7 | | Righi; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Barnard got his middle name from his | 9 | | father, former Tazewell County Sheriff's Deputy
Michael G. | 10 | | Righi, who preceded him in death in 1977; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Barnard was a 1992 graduate of Tremont | 12 | | High School and had always dreamed of following in his
father's | 13 | | footsteps and becoming a police officer; he was working as an
| 14 | | officer with the Burbank Police Department in Cook County and | 15 | | had plans to become an accident scene
investigator; he had | 16 | | previously worked for the Markham Police Department; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, While off-duty on November 25, 2004, Patrick | 18 | | Barnard had stopped to assist a stranded
motorist and was | 19 | | struck in a hit-and-run accident; he died while he was helping | 20 | | others, which was in his
nature; he will always be remembered | 21 | | for his sense of humor and his fun-loving attitude; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Patrick Barnard was preceded in death by his | 2 | | sister, Shelly Righi; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Patrick Barnard has been deeply | 4 | | felt by many, especially his parents, Cathy
and Robert Barnard; | 5 | | his sister, Stacey (David) Welter; and his grandmother,
Marge | 6 | | Barnard; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 9 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Interstate 55 overpass | 10 | | at Towanda, Exit 171 as the "Officer Patrick Michael Righi | 11 | | Barnard Memorial Overpass"; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 13 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with | 14 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 15 | | giving notice of the name of
the "Officer Patrick Michael Righi | 16 | | Barnard Memorial Overpass"; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the Secretary of the Illinois
Department of | 19 | | Transportation and the family of Officer Patrick Michael Righi | 20 | | Barnard.
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