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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
3Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals
4who have served our country and, in so doing, have gone above
5and beyond the call of duty in truly heroic acts; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Thomas J. Boyle was born on November 13, 1949 in
7Chicago; his parents were Thomas and Regina Boyle; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle was known as a patriot who loved his
9country and a person who never stopped trying to assist others;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle served two tours in the United States
12Marine Corps in Vietnam; he earned the Cross of Gallantry for
13his service; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle served with the Chicago Police
15Department for 30 years; he was personally responsible for
16capturing brothers Tyrone and Larry Strickland, who were later
17convicted of murdering Wheeling Police Officer Kenneth Dawson
18in November of 1985; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Upon his retirement, Thomas Boyle served as a Law
20Enforcement Professional for the Criminal Investigations

 

 

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1Department of the Department of Defense, where he trained
2police in Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle was awarded the Defense Medal of
4Freedom and the Civilian Commander's award for the
5investigation and prosecution of eight terrorist bomb makers in
6Iraq; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle was killed in a firefight on June 19,
82012 while serving in Afghanistan; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Thomas Boyle was survived by his wife of 35 years,
10Pauline, and his son, Ryan; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
13CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of West County
14Line Road in Barrington Hills from Bateman Road to Brinker Road
15as Thomas J. Boyle Memorial Road; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
17is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
18State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
19giving notice of the name of Thomas J. Boyle Memorial Road; and
20be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
2delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
3Transportation, the Village of Barrington Hills, and the family
4of Thomas J. Boyle.