Full Text of HR0442 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of | 4 | | Lieutenant Aaron R. Landers of St. Joseph, who passed away on | 5 | | August 23, 2021; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Landers served as a police officer for the | 7 | | University of Illinois Police Department and the campus | 8 | | community for 24 years; he was named supervisor of the | 9 | | department's new Community Outreach and Support Team in 2020, | 10 | | which is tasked with providing educational programming for the | 11 | | campus community, support resources, community engagement, and | 12 | | mental health crisis intervention; he also served on the | 13 | | University of Illinois Bomb Squad and was recently appointed | 14 | | its commander; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Landers recently acquired K-9 Winston, a | 16 | | therapy dog with the University of Illinois Police Department; | 17 | | together, they traveled to Chicago to provide comfort to | 18 | | members of the Chicago Police Department following the | 19 | | line-of-duty death of Chicago Police Officer Ella French; they | 20 | | visited the Champaign Police Department several times earlier | 21 | | this year following the line-of-duty death of Champaign Police | 22 | | Officer Chris Oberheim; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Landers earned several awards throughout his | 2 | | career, including two life-saving awards, the Excellence in | 3 | | Community Policing Award, and the Director of Public Safety | 4 | | Recognition Award; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Landers was an avid bicyclist and rode in the | 6 | | annual Cycle Across Illinois event to benefit the Concerns of | 7 | | Police Survivors (COPS) nonprofit organization; he completed | 8 | | this year's 340-mile ride through the state in July; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Landers was a dedicated public servant; he | 10 | | will be remembered for his character, his optimism, and his | 11 | | service to the community; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn the passing of Lieutenant Aaron R. Landers and extend | 15 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 16 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Lt. Landers as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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