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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this body are pleased to
3 recognize a significant milestone in the history of the
4 Fraternal Order of Police, Illinois State Lodge; and
5 WHEREAS, The Fraternal Order of Police, Illinois State
6 Lodge, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary; and
7 WHEREAS, Chartered on April 5, 1963, the Fraternal Order
8 of Police, Illinois State Lodge, had seven lodges in
9 Illinois, with about 5,000 police officers; and
10 WHEREAS, The first officers of the Illinois State Lodge
11 were: President, George Krummer; Vice President, Joseph
12 LeFevour; Secretary/Treasurer, Ray Malak; Conductor, Ken
13 Miller; Trustee, Vic Witt; Trustee, Harold Peterson; Trustee,
14 Bob Forberg; and Liaison Trustee, Richard Lis; and
15 WHEREAS, The Fraternal Order of Police, Illinois State
16 Lodge, became a part of the National Fraternal Order of
17 Police to band together to meet the needs of Police Officers;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, These members work diligently, through the
20 legislature, to achieve their goals of better working
21 conditions, pensions, and laws to assist them in their work;
22 and
23 WHEREAS, The Fraternal Order of Police has grown to more
24 than 254 lodges, with more than 34,000 members from law
25 enforcement agencies throughout the State; and
26 WHEREAS, The current officers of the State Lodge are:
27 President, Ted Street; First Vice President, Bruce
28 Bialorucki; Second Vice President, Keith Turney; Recording
29 Secretary, Michael Vitale; Financial Secretary, James Maly;
30 Sergeant-at-Arms, David Nixon; Chairman of Trustees, Patrick
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1 Davlin; State Chaplain, Father Vytas Memenas; Labor Council
2 Executive Board Chairman, Maurice Macklin; Immediate Past
3 President, Mark Donahue; Past National President, John
4 Dineen; National Trustee, Robert Nowaczyk; District Trustees:
5 Patrick Duckhorn, L.H. Buddy Parker, Larry Stephens, Anthony
6 Burns, Michael Lepczynski, Marvin Bornschlegl, Dawn Churney,
7 Philip Tenerelli, Kevin Glaser, William Valko, Michael
8 Trafton, J. Michael Sponsler, Robert Baxter, Mark Krampf,
9 Michael Vladetich, and John Dunning; and
10 WHEREAS, For the past 40 years, the Fraternal Order of
11 Police, Illinois State Lodge, has worked hard to achieve its
12 goals; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15 we congratulate the Fraternal Order of Police, Illinois State
16 Lodge, as it celebrates 40 years of dedication; that we
17 commend the members of the organization for its dedicated
18 efforts; and that we extend our best wishes to it for
19 continued success in the future; and be it further
20 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to the Fraternal Order of Police, Illinois State
22 Lodge as an expression of our respect and esteem.