Bill Text: IL HR1253 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Sheriff Richard A. Randall on the occasion of his retirement as Sheriff of Kendall County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR1253 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1253-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff Richard A. | ||||||
| 4 | Randall on the occasion of his retirement as Sheriff of Kendall | ||||||
| 5 | County; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Richard Randall is a native of Massachusetts; he | ||||||
| 7 | and his wife of 46 years, Myrla, have lived in the area since | ||||||
| 8 | 1968; in that time, he has served in a number of public safety | ||||||
| 9 | roles; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, After his honorable discharge in 1968 from the | ||||||
| 11 | United States Air Force, where he reached the rank of sergeant | ||||||
| 12 | and was a jet engine mechanic, Richard Randall was hired as a | ||||||
| 13 | Yorkville police officer, where he managed to juggle his | ||||||
| 14 | education at Waubonsee Community College, his career as a | ||||||
| 15 | police officer with the Yorkville Police Department, and his | ||||||
| 16 | growing family; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, After graduating from Waubonsee, Richard Randall | ||||||
| 18 | continued his education, earning a Criminal Justice Management | ||||||
| 19 | Certificate from Aurora University and attending the FBI | ||||||
| 20 | National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, where he graduated from | ||||||
| 21 | the Academy's Law Enforcement Executive Development program; | ||||||
| 22 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Richard Randall's career path led him to become | ||||||
| 2 | Chief of Police for the Yorkville Police Department, where he | ||||||
| 3 | served from 1979 until 1986, when he was elected to serve as | ||||||
| 4 | Kendall County Sheriff; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Now completing his 7th term as sheriff, Richard | ||||||
| 6 | Randall is the longest-serving sheriff in Kendall County | ||||||
| 7 | history; this role has enabled him to work with regional, | ||||||
| 8 | national, and international law enforcement agencies to fight | ||||||
| 9 | crime; he also served as the executive co-chairman of United | ||||||
| 10 | States local and state representatives for "Project North | ||||||
| 11 | Star", an initiative to stop cross-border crime between the | ||||||
| 12 | United States and Canada; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, During Richard Randall's tenure as sheriff, | ||||||
| 14 | Kendall County has experienced an incredible population boom; | ||||||
| 15 | because of this, his staff has seen similar growth, rising from | ||||||
| 16 | 26 employees in 1994 to more than 130 staff members today; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Richard Randall's commitment to his community | ||||||
| 18 | extends far past his duties as Sheriff; he has been a member of | ||||||
| 19 | the Bristol-Kendall Fire Department, where he now serves as a | ||||||
| 20 | volunteer captain; he was a past president of the Kendall | ||||||
| 21 | County United Fund and a charter member of Yorkville Substance | ||||||
| 22 | Abuse Via Education; he is a charter sponsor of the Kendall | ||||||
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| 1 | County Criminal Justice Explorer Scouts Post #1155; he is also | ||||||
| 2 | a member the Yorkville Lions Club and the Kendall County | ||||||
| 3 | Historical Society; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Richard Randall and his wife live in Yorkville; | ||||||
| 5 | they have 3 children, Ryan, Kara, and Mark, and 3 | ||||||
| 6 | grandchildren; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Richard Randall serves as a model of hard | ||||||
| 8 | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we congratulate Sheriff Richard A. Randall on the occasion of | ||||||
| 13 | his retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in | ||||||
| 14 | the future; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Richard Randall as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 17 | respect.
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