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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Captain Dennis E.
4 Sloman of Pleasant Plains on the occasion of his retirement
5 after 27 years of service in law enforcement; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy at
7 Quantico, Virginia, the 183rd Session; Sangamon State
8 University in Springfield, where he received a B.A. in social
9 justice; and Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield,
10 where he received an A.A. in pre-law; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He has been a member of the Illinois State Police
12 since March 25, 1979, and has held the following positions:
13 Cadet (Class # 61, Class President); Trooper (District 9 and
14 14); Sergeant (Squad Leader), District 9; Sergeant
15 (Investigator), Internal Investigations; Master Sergeant
16 (Squad Leader), Internal Investigations; Assistant Area
17 Commander, Internal Investigations; District 9 Investigations
18 Commander; Bureau Chief - Strategic Planning and Analysis
19 Bureau; District 18 Commander; Assistant Deputy Director,
20 Internal Investigations; and District 9 Commander; his
21 promotions include Trooper First Class, Master Trooper,
22 Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain; and
 
23     WHEREAS, He has been honored by the State Police for his
24 work with the Medal of Valor, the Meritorious Service Award (3
25 Awards), the Commendation Award (2 Awards), the Department Unit
26 Citation, the Department Special Detail Service Award, and the
27 Physical Fitness Ribbon with Gold Star; and
 
28     WHEREAS, Prior to working with the ISP, he was employed by
29 the FBI from July of 1971 to March of 1979, where he worked as
30 support personnel; he valiantly served our country as a member
31 of the Illinois Air National Guard for over 26 years, retiring

 

 

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1 with the rank of Captain; in 1992, he was one of twelve unit
2 members selected to observe and assist a NATO Tactical
3 Evaluation Inspection at Skrydstrup AFB in Denmark; and
 
4     WHEREAS, He was a member of the Illinois National Guard
5 combat rifle and pistol team, allowing him to represent
6 Illinois in national matches against the nation's best shooters
7 from the Armed Forces, and he was team captain and a shooting
8 member of the third place national team at the Secretary of the
9 Army Combat Arms Matches at Ft. Benning, Georgia, in 1992; he
10 earned many other honors, including the Master Security Police
11 Badge, the Senior Civil Engineer Badge, the Air Force
12 Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal,
13 the Air Force Achievement Award, the Air Force Outstanding Unit
14 Award, the Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with 4
15 Oak Leaves, the National Defense Service Medal, the
16 Humanitarian Service Medal, the Air Force Longevity Service
17 Ribbon with 5 Oak Leaves, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the
18 Small Arms Expert Marksman Ribbon with device (M-16 and 9mm),
19 the Air Force Training Ribbon with 1 Oak Leaf, the Illinois
20 Long and Honorable Service with 4 Oak Leaves, the Illinois
21 Military Attendance Ribbon with "12" device, the State Active
22 Duty Ribbon, and the USAF/Director of Civilian Marksmanship
23 (DCM) Bronze Medal; and
 
24     WHEREAS, He is a member of numerous professional
25 organizations including the FBI National Academy Associates;
26 the FBI National Academy, Railsplitter Division; the Illinois
27 Law Enforcement Intelligence Network, Area Board of Directors;
28 the Central Illinois Chiefs of Police; the Central Illinois
29 Association of Law Enforcement Executives; the Fraternal Order
30 of Police, Lodge 41; the Illinois State Police Command Officers
31 Association; the National Guard Association, Life Member; the
32 National Guard Association of Illinois, Life Member; the Blue
33 Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle (Chapter XV
34 charter member and past chapter president); and the National

 

 

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1 Rifle Association, Life Member; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Captain Sloman, the son of Nelvin and Ida Sloman,
3 has been married to his wife, Nancy, for 32 years; he is the
4 father of Tyler (wife, Samantha) and Amanda and is the proud
5 grandfather of Alexander; he enjoys camping, hiking,
6 traveling, hunting, fishing, motorcycles, and reading in his
7 spare time; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we congratulate Captain Sloman on the occasion of his
11 retirement, and we commend him on his exceptional career
12 dedicated to protecting the safety of our citizens; and be it
13 further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Captain Sloman as an expression of our gratitude
16 for his many years of service and with best wishes for a
17 relaxing retirement.