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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.