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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are pleased to recognize milestone events in
 4    the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS, It has come to our attention  that  Sheriff  Roy
 6    Dean  Bradford  of  Jefferson  County will be sworn in as the
 7    President  of  the  Illinois  Sheriffs'  Association  at   an
 8    inaugural  banquet  on January 27, 2002, a day that the mayor
 9    of Mt. Vernon has officially declared as "Roy  Dean  Bradford
10    Day"; and

11        WHEREAS,  Roy  Dean  Bradford began his distinguished law
12    enforcement career in  1974  when  he  joined  the  Jefferson
13    County  Sheriff's  Office; he was quickly promoted to captain
14    in 1976 and then to chief deputy one year later; and

15        WHEREAS, Sheriff  Bradford  became  the  Certified  Arson
16    Investigator for the University of Illinois in 1984, where he
17    served  for 9 years; in 1993, he was appointed the sheriff of
18    Jefferson County after the death of Sheriff Bob Pitchford; he
19    was then  elected  as  Jefferson  County  Sheriff  by  a  74%
20    majority vote in 1994 and reelected in 1998 by an even larger
21    84% vote; and

22        WHEREAS,  While  serving  Jefferson  County  as  sheriff,
23    Sheriff  Bradford has received numerous awards throughout his
24    career including the "Governor's Award of Excellence  in  Law
25    Enforcement Training"; and

26        WHEREAS,  In  addition  to his duties as sheriff, Sheriff
27    Bradford has also  been  active  in  the  Illinois  Sheriffs'
28    Association;  he  was elected to the Executive Board in 1998,
29    and served as the second Vice-President in 2000 and the first
30    Vice-President in 2001; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Sheriff Bradford has been
 2    supported by his wife of 38 years, Glenda; they have raised 3
 3    daughters Marcia, Carol, and Julie; and are  blessed  with  4
 4    grandchildren Alyssa, Rachel, Emily, and Hannah; therefore be
 5    it

 6        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 7    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 8    we thank Sheriff Roy Dean Bradford for his years  of  service
 9    to   Jefferson   County   and  we  congratulate  him  on  his
10    inauguration  as  President   of   the   Illinois   Sheriffs'
11    Association; and be it further

12        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
13    presented to Sheriff Roy Dean Bradford as  an  expression  of
14    our esteem.

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