Full Text of SR1342 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Joseph John "Joe" Groom of Aurora, who | 4 | | passed away on December 9, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Groom was born in Aurora on May 21, 1965; he | 6 | | graduated from Marmion Academy in 1983; he earned an | 7 | | Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice from Waubonsee | 8 | | Community College and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Western | 9 | | Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts in both Law | 10 | | Enforcement Administration and History; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Joe Groom worked for the past 26 years as a member | 12 | | of the Aurora Police Department, rising through the ranks to | 13 | | Commander; during his career, he worked in Patrol, the DARE | 14 | | program, NABS (the precursor to Community Oriented Policing), | 15 | | Firearms Instruction, Field Training, Special Operations, | 16 | | Planning and Research, Special Response Team, and the Office of | 17 | | Professional Standards; his most recent position was | 18 | | Investigation Division Commander, encompassing Investigations, | 19 | | Special Operations (Gangs and Vice), Domestic Violence | 20 | | Reduction, and Evidence Units; he was also instrumental in the | 21 | | construction of the new police headquarters that was completed | 22 | | in 2010; he was a member of both the International and Illinois | 23 | | Associations of Chiefs of Police; the Chiefs Associations in |
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| 1 | | Kane, DuPage, and Kendall Counties; the Kane County DUI Task | 2 | | Force; the Juvenile Drug Court Advisory Committee; and the | 3 | | Aurora Police Foundation; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joe Groom was a current board member and past | 5 | | President of the Exchange Club of Aurora and the current Grand | 6 | | Knight of the Knights of Columbus Council 736; he served 2 | 7 | | terms as a Resource Council Member of Big Brothers Big Sisters | 8 | | of Kane and Kendall Counties; he volunteered regularly at | 9 | | church and also volunteered with the Salvation Army and coached | 10 | | 8th grade girls basketball at Annunciation School with his | 11 | | wife; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Joe Groom enjoyed playing catch, attending | 13 | | sporting events, band concerts, playing games, reading books, | 14 | | attending mass, and being with his family; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Joe Groom is survived by his wife, Kimberly; his | 16 | | father, James; his mother, Dorothy; his brothers, Phillip, | 17 | | Kevin, Jeffrey, Christopher, Peter, Matthew, Patrick, and | 18 | | Paul; his sisters, Marguerite, Sarah, and Anne; his children, | 19 | | Luke, Katelyn, Gabriel, and Seth; and his 20 nieces and | 20 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 22 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 1 | | Joseph John "Joe" Groom, and extend our sincere condolences to | 2 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Joe Groom as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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