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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Kenny Ryker, chief of |
| 4 | | police for the City of Litchfield, after an extraordinary |
| 5 | | career of over 23 years of dedicated service to Litchfield and |
| 6 | | the citizens of Illinois; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chief Ryker began his journey in law enforcement |
| 8 | | after graduating from the Police Training Institute in |
| 9 | | Champaign in 2001; he first served as a Saluki patrolman while |
| 10 | | attending Southern Illinois University before later serving as |
| 11 | | an investigator with the South Central Illinois Drug Task |
| 12 | | Force; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Chief Ryker and his fellow members were |
| 14 | | responsible for the arrests of multiple drug traffickers and |
| 15 | | violent criminals while with the task force; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Chief Ryker and his team on the task force |
| 17 | | persevered and ultimately removed countless pounds of |
| 18 | | dangerous drugs off our streets, preventing hundreds of |
| 19 | | would-be addicts from going down that path, often while facing |
| 20 | | dangerous and life-threatening situations; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chief Ryker later returned to patrol, where he |
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| 1 | | spent years as a patrol sergeant, protecting his community |
| 2 | | through the night hours; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Chief Ryker's leadership and professionalism |
| 4 | | earned him a promotion to lieutenant, where he continued to |
| 5 | | excel before ultimately being entrusted with the role of chief |
| 6 | | of police; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chief Ryker is the second generation in a |
| 8 | | three-generation law enforcement family, as the son of retired |
| 9 | | Clay County Sheriff and former ILETSB Investigator Lee Ryker, |
| 10 | | and his service has honored his family's respected name in the |
| 11 | | Illinois law enforcement community; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 13 | | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 14 | | we congratulate Chief Ryker on his retirement, thank him for |
| 15 | | his years of service to his community and to the State of |
| 16 | | Illinois, and wish him, his wife and son, and his family the |
| 17 | | best in their future endeavors; and be it further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | delivered to Chief Ryker as a symbol of our respect and esteem. |
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