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90_HR0406
LRB9011979CBcb
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body are proud to
3 acknowledge the outstanding and dedicated individuals who
4 have made a significant contribution to ensuring civil order
5 and safe communities for Illinois citizens; and
6 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager of Chatham, Illinois, has served
7 for nearly twenty-eight years as a sworn officer in the
8 Illinois State Police; and
9 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager entered the Illinois State
10 Police Academy on July 6, 1970 and began his assignment as a
11 trooper in District 9 serving the Morgan and Scott County
12 area; and
13 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager rose through the ranks of
14 Corporal on July 1, 1975, Sergeant on July 16, 1977,
15 Lieutenant on July 1, 1979, Captain on July 16, 1982, Major
16 on December 8, 1989, Lieutenant Colonel on June 1, 1993, and
17 Colonel on March 1, 1994; and
18 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager served under four Illinois
19 Governors and seven Illinois State Police Superintendents and
20 Directors and held positions in the Divisions of
21 Administration, Forensic Services, and Operations for the
22 Illinois State Police; and
23 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager, a graduate of MacMurray College
24 where he earned a degree in Economics and Business
25 Administration in 1969; graduated from Northwestern
26 University Staff and Command College in 1976; graduated from
27 Southern Police Institute in 1978; completed the Executive
28 Management Course at Duke University in 1992; he also
29 completed numerous training seminars and courses on various
30 law enforcement and management related topics; and
31 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager has been affiliated with the
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1 Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the Illinois Police
2 Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum; and
3 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager provided assistance and
4 direction in six presidential security details for United
5 States Presidents Nixon, Ford, Bush, Reagan, Carter, and
6 Clinton, as well as, presidential candidates Dole and Kemp;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager was awarded the Illinois State
9 Police Department Meritorious Service Award for his
10 leadership and outstanding contribution to the success of the
11 first Management by Objectives program on July 15, 1982; and
12 WHEREAS, Larry D. Drager was awarded the Illinois State
13 Police Department Award for Achievement in recognition of his
14 vital contributions to the conceiving and developing of the
15 financial, logistical, and staffing aspects of the plan for
16 the Illinois State Police Forensic Science Center at Chicago
17 on October 7, 1996; and
18 WHEREAS, Colonel Drager and his wife Linda have raised
19 two compassionate and caring sons: Lane Edward Drager, an
20 Environmental Engineer with the Illinois Environmental
21 Protection Agency, and Timothy Lawrence Drager, a Criminal
22 Intelligence Analyst in the Central Resource Support Center
23 for the Illinois State Police; and
24 WHEREAS, Colonel Drager's outstanding leadership and
25 dedication has earned him the respect of those who have had
26 the privilege of working with and for him and he has
27 demonstrated what it truly means to be an honorable and
28 principled man; and
29 WHEREAS, Colonel Drager has exemplified the qualities of
30 integrity, service, and pride, which is the motto of every
31 honorable State police officer; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Colonel Larry D. Drager on his retirement from
4 the Illinois State Police on March 1, 1998 and extend to him
5 and his family our sincere best wishes for a long and
6 enjoyable retirement; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
8 Colonel Drager as an expression of our respect, esteem, and
9 sincere gratitude for his service to the people of the State
10 of Illinois.