HR0698 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Captain Kevin W. Shaughnessy on the occasion of his retirement as Commander of State Police District 5 in Joliet after 25 years with the State Police; and

WHEREAS, Kevin W. Shaughnessy entered the Illinois State Police Academy in June of 1978; he was a member of the first class of agents; upon graduation in October of 1978, he was assigned to the Division of Criminal Investigations, Financial Fraud and Forgery Unit; and

WHEREAS, He was promoted to Master Sergeant in 1988 and became the Squad Supervisor of the Financial Fraud and Forgery Unit; through the years, he coordinated and was a supervisor for several State Police units; and

WHEREAS, In 1995, Sergeant Shaughnessy was promoted to Lieutenant and was assigned to District Chicago with assignments in Investigations and Patrol; he was also assigned as Commander of the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force; and

WHEREAS, Lieutenant Shaughnessy was promoted to Captain in 1999 and was made Commander of District 5 in Joliet; and

WHEREAS, Captain Shaughnessy has been the recipient of the Illinois State Police Director's Award of Honor, the Director's Award of Merit, and numerous departmental commendations; he was named the M.A.D.D. Officer of the year for Will County in 2002; and

WHEREAS, Captain Shaughnessy has instructed over 3,000 Law Enforcement Officers on a variety of topics; he is a State certified instructor with the Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, Springfield, and he has taught at the Illinois State Police Academy, with Northeast Multi-Regional Training, and Northwestern University Traffic Institute; he is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the Greater Cook County Council-Chiefs of Police (President 2002 to 2003), the Kendall County Chiefs of Police, the Will County Chiefs of Police, the Illinois Polygraph Society, and the Grundy County Law Enforcement Executives Association; and

WHEREAS, Captain Shaughnessy is married to Colleen; he has three children, Ryan, Kelly, and Mary Beth; he enjoys playing golf and is an avid player of games of chance; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Captain Kevin W. Shaughnessy on the occasion of his retirement from the Illinois State Police; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Captain Shaughnessy as an expression of our esteem.