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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Phillip Norman Benne of Hanna City, who
4passed away on February 7, 2012; and
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born April 6, 1954, in St. Louis, Missouri,
6to Harold Charles and Florence Louise (Kilgore) Benne; he
7married Eileen Deborah Huntley in Cahokia on June 8, 1974; and
 
8    WHEREAS, He came from a law enforcement family; he received
9a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Western Illinois
10University and was a graduate of the Northwestern University
11School of Police Staff and Command; he started out working as a
12police patrol officer for the city of Peoria, later became a
13field training officer, served in the Criminal Investigations
14Bureau, was a K-9 officer with his (4-legged) partner Jock,
15Special Response Team member, and retired in 2008 as lieutenant
16of the Technical Services Division after 30 years of service;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, He received the Life Saving Award, the
19Distinguished Service Award, the American Legion Meritorious
20Service Award, and the Policeman of the Year Award; he was a
21member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
22Organization and recently was awarded certification as a

 

 

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1Certified Protection Professional (CPP); he received numerous
2letters of appreciation from the citizens of the Peoria area;
3and
 
4    WHEREAS, After retiring, he was hired by Securitas as a
5facilities securities manager for the Downtown Caterpillar
6Campus; he was later promoted to membership in Caterpillar
7Global Security as senior security professional and was then
8elevated by Securitas as the director of U.S. Operations for
9the Caterpillar account; and
 
10    WHEREAS, He was an assistant Scoutmaster for Boy Scout
11Troop 155 at Concordia Lutheran School; he was a member and
12chairman of the congregation at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
13in Peoria, and he loved the Lord with all his heart; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Phillip Benne is survived by his wife, Eileen; his
15parents; his children, Jennifer, Jessica, Jacqueline, and
16Jason Benne; his brothers and sisters, Zachary (Elinor) Benne,
17Linda Bommarito, Tina (Kelly) Folts, Leasa (Robert) Ferry,
18Shelly Stratman, and Harold Benne Jr.; his mother-in-law,
19Adeline Wilson; his sisters-in-law, Jeanne (and Tim) Donald and
20Dawn Huntley; his brother-in-law, Michael Wilson; and his
21numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews;
22therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3his family and friends, the passing of Phillip Benne; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Phillip Benne as a symbol of our
7sincere sympathy.