Full Text of SR0068 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate Sergeant Shawn Curry of the Peoria Police | 4 | | Department for completing his term as chair of the Illinois | 5 | | Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund (IPOPIF); and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry was appointed by Governor JB Pritzker | 7 | | to serve on the IPOPIF Transitional Board for one year in 2019, | 8 | | which he was then selected to lead as chair; he was | 9 | | overwhelmingly elected to full term in 2021, serving as chair | 10 | | of the IPOPIF Board until 2023; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Through IPOPIF, Sgt. Curry was placed in charge | 12 | | of creating an investment fund that would have a value of over | 13 | | nine billion dollars in assets and overseeing a consolidation | 14 | | of 357 local pension funds, which was the largest | 15 | | consolidation of its kind in the nation; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry worked with municipal leaders, state | 17 | | officials, union leaders, and pension board trustees to ensure | 18 | | the process was done with transparency, integrity, and free | 19 | | from special interests; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry oversaw the drafting of policies and | 21 | | procedures and the hiring of executives, a legal team, subject |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Most importantly, Sgt. Curry worked with all | 3 | | parties to create and oversee the first IPOPIF Board of | 4 | | Trustees' election that encompassed the entire State of | 5 | | Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry often met with union leaders, | 7 | | legislators, the governor's office, and police officers, | 8 | | providing regular progress updates while outlining the future | 9 | | direction of IPOPIF; he spent countless hours traveling the | 10 | | State to meet with pension trustees to garner their trust and | 11 | | answer any questions or concerns; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry dedicated countless hours to the | 13 | | pension fund while working as a third shift beat cop during the | 14 | | COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, At the end of his tenure as chair, Sgt. Curry | 16 | | successfully completed the nation's largest consolidation of | 17 | | local pension funds; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry has a history of dedication and | 19 | | service; he started his career at the Woodford County | 20 | | Sheriff's Office, where he was named Deputy of the Year in | 21 | | 2003; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, While serving the City of Peoria, Sgt. Curry has | 2 | | earned several letters of commendation, six Distinguished | 3 | | Service Awards, a Meritorious Service Award in 2018, and the | 4 | | Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Valor Award; he was also | 5 | | named the Police Officer of the Year in 2010 and the Illinois | 6 | | Public Pension Fund Association's Person of the Year in 2019; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, For over the past decade, Sgt. Curry has lobbied | 9 | | for both victims of crime and for those who pursue justice in | 10 | | Springfield and Washington, D.C.; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry's most notable accomplishment has been | 12 | | creating and passing the Illinois First Responders Suicide | 13 | | Prevention Act in 2019; he and his wife, Dr. Michelle Lilly, | 14 | | have trained over 1,000 first responders in mental health | 15 | | awareness and suicide prevention; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | 18 | | Sergeant Shawn Curry for successfully completing his term as | 19 | | chair of the Illinois Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund | 20 | | (IPOPIF), and we thank him for his continued service to the | 21 | | City of Peoria and the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Sgt. Curry as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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