Bill Text: IL HR1294 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates David "Buff" Livesay on the occasion of his retirement as Sheriff of the Union County Sheriff's Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR1294 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1294-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 David "Buff" Livesay on | ||||||
4 | the occasion of his retirement as Sheriff of the Union County | ||||||
5 | Sheriff's Office on November 30, 2014; and
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6 | WHEREAS, David Livesay was born on August 24, 1963 in Anna; | ||||||
7 | his parents are Ed and Barb Livesay; and
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8 | WHEREAS, David Livesay is a lifelong resident of Union | ||||||
9 | County; he graduated from Wolf Lake Grade School and Shawnee | ||||||
10 | High School in Wolf Lake and subsequently graduated from the | ||||||
11 | University of Illinois Police Training Institute in 1983; and
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12 | WHEREAS, David Livesay began his career in public service | ||||||
13 | in May of 1983, when he joined the Union County Ambulance | ||||||
14 | Service; in May of 1984, he joined the City of Jonesboro Police | ||||||
15 | Department, where he served until he joined the Union County | ||||||
16 | Sheriff's Office as a Deputy on June 1, 1985; on December 1, | ||||||
17 | 2000, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant; on December 1, | ||||||
18 | 2006, he was promoted to Sheriff, where he remained until his | ||||||
19 | retirement; he was also one of the founding members of the | ||||||
20 | Union County Rescue Squad on June 1, 1994; and
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21 | WHEREAS, David Livesay is a faithful member and Trustee of |
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1 | Galilee Baptist Church in Wolf Lake; he is also a member of the | ||||||
2 | FFA Alumni, the Fraternal Order of Police, the Masonic Lodge, | ||||||
3 | the Southern Illinois Police Chief's Association, the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Police Association, and the Illinois Sheriffs' Association; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, David Livesay married Mindy Ballance on May 27, | ||||||
7 | 1989; together, they have 2 children, Andrew Livesay and Abbey | ||||||
8 | Livesay; and
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9 | WHEREAS, David Livesay serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
10 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
11 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we congratulate David "Buff" Livesay on the occasion of his | ||||||
15 | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | ||||||
16 | future; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to David Livesay as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
19 | respect.
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