| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE CONCURRENT |
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| 3 | 3 | | RESOLUTION No. _____ |
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| 4 | 4 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Lynn Reid. |
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| 6 | 6 | | BUCK, DONATO |
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| 7 | 7 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2025 RC 1538/DI JR Introduced |
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| 9 | 9 | | First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 10 | 10 | | SENATE CONCURRENT |
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| 11 | 11 | | RESOLUTION No. _____ |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Lynn |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2 Reid. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 Whereas, Lynn Reid of Logansport, Indiana, attended his |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 first Indianapolis 500 in 1948, which saw Mauri Rose become |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5 the second person ever to win the Indy 500 in consecutive |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6 years; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7 Whereas, Reid served a tour of duty in Vietnam and upon |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8 returning home to Indiana, wanted to find a job connected to |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 racing, so he asked for a job in the garage area of the Indy 500; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10 Whereas, Through his grit and persistence, Reid landed |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 jobs hauling race cars around the country, building sprint cars |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12 for Ronnie Buckman, and working under the direction of famed |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13 Indy 500 car builder Lindsey Hopkins; |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14 Whereas, Reid later received an offer to serve as chief |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 mechanic for Fred Gerhardt's team, where he helped the team |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16 record several second- and third-place finishes; |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17 Whereas, A fixture in the garages at Indianapolis Motor |
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| 29 | 29 | | 18 Speedway, the best finish at the Indianapolis 500 that Reid was |
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| 30 | 30 | | 19 a part of was in 1974 when Jim McElreath finished in sixth |
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| 31 | 31 | | 20 place; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 21 Whereas, Outside of official Indycar garages, Reid also |
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| 33 | 33 | | 22 notably built the vehicle movie star Paul Newman drove for the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 23 filming of the movie "Winning"; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2025 RC 1538/DI JR 2 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 1 Whereas, Reid loved the sport of racing, passing on his |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2 passion to his son, Boston, who competed in sprint cars, the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 3 Camping World Truck Series, and Nationwide Services with |
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| 40 | 40 | | 4 NASCAR; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 5 Whereas, After leaving racing, Reid started Kokomo Honda |
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| 42 | 42 | | 6 in 1975, being one of the first owners of a Honda franchise in |
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| 43 | 43 | | 7 America; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 8 Whereas, During his retirement, Reid was an open wheel |
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| 45 | 45 | | 9 driver in the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association, known by |
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| 46 | 46 | | 10 all for his incredible knowledge and respected by everyone who |
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| 47 | 47 | | 11 knew him; and |
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| 48 | 48 | | 12 Whereas, Reid passed away in April 2024 and he will |
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| 49 | 49 | | 13 always be remembered for his love for cars and the Greatest |
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| 50 | 50 | | 14 Spectacle in Racing: Therefore, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 15 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly |
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| 52 | 52 | | 16 of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives |
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| 53 | 53 | | 17 concurring: |
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| 54 | 54 | | 18 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly |
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| 55 | 55 | | 19 memorializes Lynn Reid and honors him for his contributions |
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| 56 | 56 | | 20 to the sport of racing. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 21 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to |
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| 58 | 58 | | 22 transmit copies of this Resolution to Senator Jim Buck. |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2025 RC 1538/DI JR |
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