Full Text of HR0761 98th General Assembly
HR0761 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Ralph DeBartolo on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement from the Cook County Sheriff's | 5 | | Office after 55 years of dedicated service in law enforcement; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo served his country with pride as a | 8 | | member of the United States Army as an artilleryman during the | 9 | | Korean War; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo began his long and distinguished | 11 | | career in law enforcement on July 17, 1957 as a cadet with the | 12 | | Chicago Police Department; for the last 17 years of his time | 13 | | with the Department, he served as the personal bodyguard for | 14 | | the psychiatrists who helped determine the sanity of mass | 15 | | murderers, serial killers, and other criminal suspects; he | 16 | | retired from the Department on February 4, 1989; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo began working for the Cook County | 18 | | Sheriff's Office as a Deputy Sheriff on April 5, 1989; on | 19 | | January 17, 1999, he was selected to serve as an Assistant | 20 | | Chief; he served with distinction as Assistant Chief in | 21 | | District 2 (Skokie) and District 3 (Rolling Meadows) for many | 22 | | years until his retirement; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo was instrumental in the founding | 2 | | of the Italian American Police Officers Association and is a | 3 | | former president of the organization; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo has been the recipient of numerous | 5 | | awards from civic organizations, including the Order Sons of | 6 | | Italy in America and the Italian American Police Officers | 7 | | Association; he was the recipient of the 2010 Law Enforcement | 8 | | Award from the Illinois State Bar Association; he also | 9 | | participated in the annual St. Jude Police League parade | 10 | | honoring fallen officers; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo and his loving wife, Helen, were | 12 | | married on August 25, 1956; together, they have 4 children, | 13 | | Tony (Kim), Gina, Danny (Melissa), and Brett; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate Ralph DeBartolo on the occasion of his | 17 | | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | 18 | | future; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Ralph DeBartolo as a symbol of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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