Bill Text: IL HR0237 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Officer John Petty "J.D." Rivera of Hegewisch.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-03 - Resolution Adopted 113-000-000 [HR0237 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0237-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Officer | ||||||
4 | John Petty "J.D." Rivera of Hegewisch, who passed away on March | ||||||
5 | 23, 2019; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Officer Rivera attended Annunciata Catholic | ||||||
7 | School and graduated from St. John the Baptist Grade School in | ||||||
8 | 2009; he attended Mt. Carmel High School and graduated from | ||||||
9 | Brother Rice High School in 2013; during high school he | ||||||
10 | participated in ROTC; he loved the community of Hegewisch and | ||||||
11 | purchased his grandmother's house down the street from where he | ||||||
12 | had lived; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Officer Rivera always wanted to be a police | ||||||
14 | officer; he entered the police academy at the age of 21 and | ||||||
15 | became a patrolman with the Chicago Police Department, working | ||||||
16 | in the 6th District; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Officer Rivera was a comedian who loved to make | ||||||
18 | people laugh and did whacky dance moves; he enjoyed baseball, | ||||||
19 | concerts, hanging with friends, and Pudgy's Pizza; he was | ||||||
20 | curious, confident, loyal to his friends, and lived life to the | ||||||
21 | fullest; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Officer Rivera was the beloved son of Catalina | ||||||
2 | "Cathy" (Robert) Rivera Ortiz; the stepson of Robert Ortiz Sr.; | ||||||
3 | the loving stepbrother of Robert Ortiz Jr.; the devoted | ||||||
4 | grandson of Juan and Hermelinda Rivera; the dearest nephew of | ||||||
5 | George and Juan (Joanne) Rivera; the dear cousin of Tiffany, | ||||||
6 | John, and Jim; and friend to many; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we mourn the passing of Officer John Petty "J.D." Rivera and | ||||||
10 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
11 | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Officer Rivera as an expression of | ||||||
14 | our deepest sympathy.
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