Full Text of HR1581 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bourbonnais Chief | 4 | | of Police Joseph Beard on his retirement, December 31, 2010; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Joseph "Joe" Beard was hired as Chief of | 7 | | Police in 1979 and has served under five mayors; his | 8 | | accomplishments over 31 years include watching Bourbonnais | 9 | | grow from a population of 8,000 to over 18,000, keeping the | 10 | | Department updated with the latest technology, overseeing the | 11 | | construction of a new police facility, and obtaining his CPA | 12 | | license; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Chief Beard has been associated with the Rotary | 14 | | Club, the Hundred Club, the Eastern Illinois Administrators | 15 | | Association, the Tri-River Police Training Region Board, and | 16 | | the Victim Assistance Center;
Chief Beard was instrumental in | 17 | | working with the Chicago Bears and Olivet Nazarene University | 18 | | to ensure the safety of hundreds of thousands of visitors to | 19 | | Bourbonnais; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Chief Beard played a key role in the 1999 Amtrak | 21 | | Crash in Bourbonnais; Chief Beard, along with Sheriff Tim | 22 | | Bukowski and Fire Chief Michael Harshbarger, established a |
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| 1 | | unified command post that remained in operation for over 24 | 2 | | hours; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Beard is married to Sheila; he is the proud | 4 | | father of Christopher, Sam, Allison, Adam, and the late Nathan; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | congratulate Chief Beard on his retirement and wish him the | 9 | | best in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Chief Joseph Beard as a symbol of our respect and | 12 | | esteem.
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