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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Niles Police |
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| Chief Gerald Sheehan on the occasion of his retirement after 33 |
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| years with the department; and
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| WHEREAS, Police Chief Sheehan will be retiring on September |
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| 3, 2004; he was named police chief in 2000 following the |
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| retirement of Chief Ray Giovannelli; he started out as a patrol |
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| officer with the department in 1971 and worked his way up |
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| through the ranks, serving as a detective, sergeant, |
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| lieutenant, commander, and deputy chief; and
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| WHEREAS, Police Chief Sheehan has seen the completion of a |
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| new police building which the department moved into in April; |
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| other accomplishments during his tenure include successful |
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| community policing efforts in the neighborhood near Gemini |
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| Junior High School, the establishment of the department's bike |
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| patrol unit and K-9 units, and the hiring of additional |
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| officers over the past few years; he credits all of these |
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| accomplishments to team effort; and
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| WHEREAS, Police Chief Sheehan's plans for after retirement |
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| include traveling with his wife, Pat; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Niles Police Chief Gerald Sheehan on the occasion |
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| of his retirement after 33 years with the department; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Police Chief Gerald Sheehan as an expression of |
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| our respect and esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing |
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| retirement.
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