HR0158 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to recognize the history of the Bivens family and the law enforcement community; and

WHEREAS, Jack Bivens served with the Illinois State Police (ISP) for 26 years from 1955 to 1981, and 12 years with the Sparta Police Department; Jim C. Bivens served with the ISP for 30 years from 1957 to 1987; Bill Bivens served with the ISP for 20 years from 1958 to 1978; Jim W. Bivens served with the ISP for 25 years from 1984 to 2009; Linda Bivens served with the ISP for 27 years from 1982 to 2009; David Bivens served with the ISP for 20 years from 1996 to 2016, and eight years with the Swansea Police Department; Don McKinny served with the ISP for 28 years from 1976 to 2004 and for nine years with the Chester Police Department; in total, the Bivens family has 176 years of experience with the ISP; and

WHEREAS, Jeff Bivens served with the Springfield Police Department for 27 years, and with the Clinton Police Department for three years; Eric McKinney served for 19 years with the Stillwater, Oklahoma Police Department; Scott Stallman served for 16 years with the Carlsbad, California Police Department; Justin Box served for two years with the Maui County, Hawaii Police Department; Charles Newton served for 26 years with the Owensboro, Kentucky Police Department, and for three years with the Daviees County Police Department, also in Kentucky; the Bivens family has 125 years of experience with various police departments other than the ISP; and

WHEREAS, When combined, the Bivens family has an amazing total of 301 years of law enforcement experience; and

WHEREAS, When Dave Bivens retired from the ISP in the fall of 2016, it marked the first time in 61 years that a member of his extended family has not been a part of the ISP; and

WHEREAS, Everett Bivens started his family's commitment to law enforcement in 1941 when he began his career as a corrections officer at the Menard Correctional Center in Chester, where he worked for 30 years until his retirement in 1971; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the extensive history of the extended Bivens family with the law enforcement community and we thank them for their commitment to public safety; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to members of the Bivens family who have served in law enforcement.