diff --git a/trick_sims/.gitignore b/trick_sims/.gitignore
index 1109228b..61f60d81 100644
--- a/trick_sims/.gitignore
+++ b/trick_sims/.gitignore
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ S_sie.resource
 S_source.cpp
 S_source.hh
 trick
-
+jitlib
diff --git a/trick_sims/SIM_Ball++_L1/RUN_cpp_input/input.cpp b/trick_sims/SIM_Ball++_L1/RUN_cpp_input/input.cpp
index e1f898e0..99b55178 100644
--- a/trick_sims/SIM_Ball++_L1/RUN_cpp_input/input.cpp
+++ b/trick_sims/SIM_Ball++_L1/RUN_cpp_input/input.cpp
@@ -11,43 +11,44 @@
 //#define protected public
 
 #include "../S_source.hh"
+#include "sim_services/CheckPointRestart/include/CheckPointRestart_c_intf.hh"
 
 extern "C" int run_event_1() {
     message_publish(1, "event 1 fired!\n") ;
     return 0 ;
 }
 
-int run_event_2() {
+extern "C" int run_event_2() {
     message_publish(1, "event 2 fired!\n") ;
     return 0 ;
 }
 
-int run_event_3() {
+extern "C" int run_event_3() {
     message_publish(1, "event 3 fired!\n") ;
     return 0 ;
 }
 
-int run_event_4() {
+extern "C" int run_event_4() {
     message_publish(1, "event 4 fired!\n") ;
     return 0 ;
 }
 
-int run_event_before() {
+extern "C" int run_event_before() {
     message_publish(1, "event before fired!\n") ;
     return 0 ;
 }
 
-int run_event_before2() {
+extern "C" int run_event_before2() {
     message_publish(1, "event before2 fired!\n") ;
     return 0 ;
 }
 
-int run_event_after() {
+extern "C" int run_event_after() {
     message_publish(1, "event after fired!\n") ;
     return 0 ;
 }
 
-int remove_events() {
+extern "C" int remove_events() {
     event_manager_remove_event(event_manager_get_event("event_3")) ;
     event_manager_remove_event(event_manager_get_event("event_before")) ;
     event_manager_remove_event(event_manager_get_event("event_after")) ;
@@ -60,19 +61,23 @@ extern "C" int run_me() {
     ball.obj.state.input.position[0] = 6.0 ;
     ball.obj.state.input.position[1] = 6.0 ;
 
+    checkpoint_pre_init(true) ;
+
     // add read events
-    jit_add_read( 90.0 , run_event_1 ) ;
-    jit_add_read( 80.0 , run_event_2 ) ;
+    jit_add_read( 90.0 , "run_event_1" ) ;
+    jit_add_read( 80.0 , "run_event_2" ) ;
 
     // add cyclic event
-    jit_add_event( run_event_3 , "event_3" , 100.0 ) ;
+    jit_add_event( "run_event_3" , "event_3" , 100.0 ) ;
 
     // events tied to jobs
-    jit_add_event_before( run_event_before , "event_before", "ball.obj.state_print" ) ;
-    jit_add_event_after( run_event_after, "event_after", "ball.obj.state_print" ) ;
+    jit_add_event_before( "run_event_before", "event_before", "ball.obj.state_print" ) ;
+    jit_add_event_after( "run_event_after", "event_after", "ball.obj.state_print" ) ;
 
     // add a read event that removes all other events.
-    jit_add_read( 150.0 , remove_events ) ;
+    jit_add_read( 150.0 , "remove_events" ) ;
+
+    jit_add_read( 190.0 , "hidden_event" ) ;
 
     exec_set_terminate_time(200.0) ;
 
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITEvent.hh b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITEvent.hh
index 367e9fdc..ca896e03 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITEvent.hh
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITEvent.hh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LIBRARY DEPENDENCY:
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "sim_services/include/mm_macros.hh"
 #include "sim_services/EventManager/include/Event.hh"
 
 namespace Trick {
@@ -26,8 +27,12 @@ namespace Trick {
  */
 class JITEvent : public Trick::Event {
 
+    TRICK_MM_FRIENDS(Trick__JITEvent)
+
     public:
-        JITEvent(int(*in_func_ptr)(void), std::string in_name = "JIT_no_name" , double in_cycle = 1.0) ;
+        JITEvent() ;
+
+        JITEvent(std::string func_name, std::string in_name = "JIT_no_name" , double in_cycle = 1.0) ;
 
         /** calls the function_ptr job */
         virtual int process( long long curr_time ) ;
@@ -38,13 +43,16 @@ class JITEvent : public Trick::Event {
         /** called when the event is removed from the event manager */
         virtual void remove() {} ;
 
-        virtual void restart() {} ;
+        virtual void restart() ;
 
+        std::string func_name ;
 
     protected:
 
+        void get_func_ptr_from_name() ;
+
         /** pointer to funtion to run when event fires */
-        int (*func_ptr)(void) ;
+        int (*func_ptr)(void) ; // trick_io(**)
 
 } ;
 
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITInputFile.hh b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITInputFile.hh
index d30546a0..0393e9f4 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITInputFile.hh
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITInputFile.hh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ LIBRARY DEPENDENCY:
 #ifndef JITINPUTFILE_HH
 #define JITINPUTFILE_HH
 
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <queue>
 #include <map>
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ struct JITLibInfo {
 
     /** handle returned by dlopen to the library */
     void * handle ;
+
+    void * find_symbol(std::string sym) { return dlsym(handle, sym.c_str()) ; }
 } ;
 
 /**
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ class JITInputFile {
         */
         int add_library(std::string lib_name) ;
 
+        void * find_symbol(std::string sym) ;
     private:
         /** C++ input file from the command line if one was specified. */
         std::string input_file ;
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/jit_input_file_proto.hh b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/jit_input_file_proto.hh
index fa3ea2c5..e08d53d6 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/jit_input_file_proto.hh
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/include/jit_input_file_proto.hh
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ int jit_compile(std::string file_name) ;
 int jit_run(std::string library_name , std::string run_function ) ;
 int jit_compile_and_run(std::string file_name, std::string run_function = "run_me" ) ;
 int jit_add_library(std::string lib_name) ;
+void * jit_find_symbol(std::string sym ) ;
 
-int jit_add_read( unsigned int thread_id , double time , int (*func_ptr)(void) ) ;
-int jit_add_read( double time , int (*func_ptr)(void) ) ;
-int jit_add_event( int (*func_ptr)(void), std::string name , double cycle ) ;
-int jit_add_event_before( int (*func_ptr)(void), std::string name , std::string target_name , unsigned int target_inst = 1 ) ;
-int jit_add_event_after( int (*func_ptr)(void), std::string name , std::string target_name , unsigned int target_inst = 1 ) ;
+int jit_add_read( unsigned int thread_id , double time , std::string func_name ) ;
+int jit_add_read( double time , std::string func_name ) ;
+int jit_add_event( std::string func_name , std::string name , double cycle ) ;
+int jit_add_event_before( std::string func_name , std::string name , std::string target_name , unsigned int target_inst = 1 ) ;
+int jit_add_event_after( std::string func_name , std::string name , std::string target_name , unsigned int target_inst = 1 ) ;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/JITEvent.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/JITEvent.cpp
index b62575fd..a8b8bfff 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/JITEvent.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/JITEvent.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,54 @@
 
 #include "sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITEvent.hh"
+#include "sim_services/JITInputFile/include/jit_input_file_proto.hh"
 #include "sim_services/Executive/include/exec_proto.h"
+#include "sim_services/Message/include/message_proto.h"
 
-Trick::JITEvent::JITEvent(int (*in_func_ptr)(void), std::string in_name , double in_cycle ) :
- Trick::Event(in_name, in_cycle),
- func_ptr(in_func_ptr) {
+// Default constructor used by Trick for checkpoints.
+Trick::JITEvent::JITEvent() :
+ func_ptr(NULL) {
+    active = false ;
+}
+
+Trick::JITEvent::JITEvent(std::string in_func_name , std::string in_name , double in_cycle ) :
+ Trick::Event(in_name, in_cycle) ,
+ func_name(in_func_name) {
     // Set active to true by default for all JITEvents
     active = true ;
- }
+    get_func_ptr_from_name() ;
+}
 
 /**
 @details
 -# call the function and return it's return value.
 */
 int Trick::JITEvent::process( long long curr_time __attribute__ ((unused)) ) {
-    return (*func_ptr)() ;
+    if ( func_ptr != NULL ) {
+        return (*func_ptr)() ;
+    }
+    return 1 ;
 }
 
+/**
+@details
+-# Get the function pointer associated with this event.
+*/
+void Trick::JITEvent::restart() {
+    get_func_ptr_from_name() ;
+}
+
+/**
+@details
+-# If func_name is not empty
+ -# Get the function pointer associated with the func_name
+ -# If the function is not found
+  -# Print an error message saying we can't find the function
+*/
+void Trick::JITEvent::get_func_ptr_from_name() {
+    if ( ! func_name.empty() ) {
+        func_ptr = (int (*)(void))jit_find_symbol(func_name) ;
+        if ( func_ptr == NULL ) {
+            message_publish( MSG_WARNING, "JITEvent could not find function named %s", func_name.c_str() ) ;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/JITInputFile.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/JITInputFile.cpp
index ed0a7339..1b7bf350 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/JITInputFile.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/JITInputFile.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,16 @@
 
 Trick::JITInputFile * the_jit = NULL ;
 
+//TODO: Move JITLibInfo code into the JITLibInfo object.
+
 Trick::JITInputFile::JITInputFile() {
     the_jit = this ;
+
+    JITLibInfo li ;
+    li.library_name = "S_main" ;
+    li.handle = dlopen( NULL , RTLD_LAZY ) ;
+    file_to_libinfo_map["S_main"] = li ;
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -246,11 +254,23 @@ int Trick::JITInputFile::add_library(std::string lib_name) {
     // Add library name to map
     JITLibInfo li ;
     li.library_name = lib_name ;
+    li.handle = dlopen( li.library_name.c_str() , RTLD_LAZY ) ;
     file_to_libinfo_map[lib_name] = li ;
 
     return 0 ;
 }
 
+void * Trick::JITInputFile::find_symbol(std::string sym) {
+    std::map< std::string , JITLibInfo >::iterator it ;
+    for ( it = file_to_libinfo_map.begin() ; it != file_to_libinfo_map.end() ; it++ ) {
+        void * ret = (*it).second.find_symbol(sym) ;
+        if (ret != NULL) {
+            return ret ;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL ;
+}
+
 /**
 @details
 -# Call compile_and_run with the input_file from the command line
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/jit_input_file_c_intf.cpp b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/jit_input_file_c_intf.cpp
index 13285eae..54b77eac 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/jit_input_file_c_intf.cpp
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/JITInputFile/src/jit_input_file_c_intf.cpp
@@ -35,28 +35,40 @@ int jit_add_library(std::string lib_name ) {
     return -1 ;
 }
 
-int jit_add_read( unsigned int thread_id , double in_time , int (*func_ptr)(void) ) {
-    Trick::JITEvent * event = new Trick::JITEvent(func_ptr, "jit_read_event" , 0) ;
+void * jit_find_symbol(std::string sym ) {
+    if ( the_jit != NULL ) {
+        return the_jit->find_symbol(sym) ;
+    }
+    return NULL ;
+}
+
+int jit_add_read( unsigned int thread_id , double in_time , std::string func_name ) {
+    Trick::JITEvent * event = (Trick::JITEvent *)TMM_declare_var_1d("Trick::JITEvent", 1) ;
+    new (event) Trick::JITEvent(func_name, "jit_read_event" , 0) ;
     event->set_thread(thread_id) ;
     event->set_next_tics((long long)round(in_time * exec_get_time_tic_value())) ;
     return event_manager_add_event(event) ;
 }
 
-int jit_add_read( double in_time , int (*func_ptr)(void) ) {
-    return jit_add_read( 0 , in_time , func_ptr) ;
+int jit_add_read( double in_time , std::string func_name) {
+    return jit_add_read( 0 , in_time , func_name) ;
 }
 
-int jit_add_event( int (*func_ptr)(void), std::string name , double cycle ) {
-    Trick::JITEvent * my_event = new Trick::JITEvent( func_ptr, name , cycle ) ;
-    return event_manager_add_event(my_event) ;
+int jit_add_event( std::string func_name, std::string name , double cycle ) {
+    Trick::JITEvent * event = (Trick::JITEvent *)TMM_declare_var_1d("Trick::JITEvent", 1) ;
+    new (event) Trick::JITEvent(func_name , name , cycle ) ;
+    return event_manager_add_event(event) ;
 }
 
-int jit_add_event_before( int (*func_ptr)(void), std::string name , std::string target_name , unsigned int target_inst ) {
-    Trick::JITEvent * my_event = new Trick::JITEvent( func_ptr, name ) ;
-    return event_manager_add_event_before(my_event, target_name , target_inst) ;
+int jit_add_event_before( std::string func_name , std::string name , std::string target_name , unsigned int target_inst ) {
+    Trick::JITEvent * event = (Trick::JITEvent *)TMM_declare_var_1d("Trick::JITEvent", 1) ;
+    new (event) Trick::JITEvent(func_name , name ) ;
+    return event_manager_add_event_before(event, target_name , target_inst) ;
 }
 
-int jit_add_event_after( int (*func_ptr)(void), std::string name , std::string target_name , unsigned int target_inst ) {
-    Trick::JITEvent * my_event = new Trick::JITEvent( func_ptr, name ) ;
-    return event_manager_add_event_after(my_event, target_name , target_inst) ;
+int jit_add_event_after( std::string func_name, std::string name , std::string target_name , unsigned int target_inst ) {
+    Trick::JITEvent * event = (Trick::JITEvent *)TMM_declare_var_1d("Trick::JITEvent", 1) ;
+    new (event) Trick::JITEvent(func_name , name ) ;
+    return event_manager_add_event_after(event, target_name , target_inst) ;
 }
+
diff --git a/trick_source/sim_services/include/files_to_ICG.hh b/trick_source/sim_services/include/files_to_ICG.hh
index 8af8f70c..32568b33 100644
--- a/trick_source/sim_services/include/files_to_ICG.hh
+++ b/trick_source/sim_services/include/files_to_ICG.hh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "sim_services/InputProcessor/include/IPPython.hh"
 #include "sim_services/InputProcessor/include/IPPythonEvent.hh"
 #include "sim_services/InputProcessor/include/MTV.hh"
+#include "sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITEvent.hh"
 #include "sim_services/JITInputFile/include/JITInputFile.hh"
 #include "sim_services/JSONVariableServer/include/JSONVariableServer.hh"
 #include "sim_services/JSONVariableServer/include/JSONVariableServerThread.hh"