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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Michael G. Williams, Chief of Police of the
3 Flossmoor Police Department, has made the decision to retire
4 in the year 2000; and
5 WHEREAS, Michael Williams began his career as a Patrol
6 Officer for the LaGrange Police Department on September 5,
7 1961; from 1966 to 1974 he served as a Patrol Sergeant; the
8 next year he served as a Sergeant in Investigations; from
9 1975 to 1983 he was Watch Commander and was promoted to
10 Lieutenant; and from 1983 to 1989 he was an Administrative
11 Lieutenant, serving as Administrative Assistant to the Chief
12 of Police; and
13 WHEREAS, In 1989 Michael Williams was appointed the Chief
14 of Police of the Flossmoor Police Department, assuming
15 responsibility for the community of 8,700 people; 18 sworn
16 officers, 9 auxiliary officers, and 9 civilian employees were
17 under his leadership during his time there; and
18 WHEREAS, Officer Williams received training at the FBI
19 National Academy in 1976; he also attended the Northwestern
20 Traffic Institute and has more than 2,200 hours of training
21 in management skills and police technical skills; he has a
22 Master of Public Administration degree from Roosevelt
23 University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
24 Administration from Lewis University; and
25 WHEREAS, Michael Williams has been married for forty
26 years; he has three daughters and six grandchildren; and
27 WHEREAS, Michael Williams is a member of the FBI National
28 Academy Associates, the International Association of Chiefs
29 of Police, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
30 Executive Board, the South Suburban Association of Chiefs of
31 Police, where he was Immediate Past President, North East
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1 Multi-Region Training, where he previously served as Chairman
2 of the Training & Curriculum Committee and as a member of the
3 Board of Directors; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Michael Williams on a job well done; we wish
7 him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Chief of Police Michael Williams.