SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 27
(By Senators Macnaughtan, Wiedebusch and Chernenko)
Commemorating the life and public service of Senior Trooper Larry
G. Hacker, a dedicated member of the West Virginia division
of public safety, who was killed in the performance of his
duty.
Whereas, Senior Trooper Larry G. Hacker was born March 23,
1959, the son of James and Margaret Hacker of Cedarville, Gilmer
County, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Senior Trooper Larry G. Hacker was a graduate of
Gilmer County High School and entered the West Virginia State
Police Academy December 27, 1988, and graduating August 4, 1989,
with an associate degree in criminal justice from Marshall
University; and
Whereas, Senior Trooper Larry G. Hacker was married January
1, 1977, to Deborah Diane (Riffle) Hacker, with whom he shared
the joy of having two daughters, Erica and Julia; and
Whereas, Senior Trooper Larry G. Hacker was assigned to
Company A in the Harrisville detachment of the state police in
Ritchie County, West Virginia, defending the citizens of that
area with the laws of the United States and the state of West
Virginia which he had sworn to uphold; and
Whereas, On April 8, 1993, while in the performance of his
duty investigating a dispute in rural Ritchie County, SeniorTrooper Larry G. Hacker was fatally wounded in a senseless act of
violence; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby commemorates the life and public
service of a dedicated member of the West Virginia division of
public safety, Senior Trooper Larry G. Hacker, who died in the
performance of his duty while attempting to render peace in a
time of danger and uncertainty; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Legislature hereby expresses its
heartfelt and sincere sympathy to the family and friends of
Senior Trooper Larry G. Hacker, as well as to his fellow
colleagues in law enforcement who continue to place their lives
in danger for the preservation of peace and the enforcement of
law; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the widow of
Senior Trooper Larry G. Hacker, Deborah Diane Hacker, and his
daughters Erica and Julia Hacker; his parents James and Margaret
Hacker; and the superintendent of the division of public safety,
Colonel Thomas L. Kirk.