Bill Text: IL HR0251 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Remembers the life of Miguel Juarez of Waukegan, the city's first Latino police officer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0251 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0251-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 remember the life of Miguel Juarez, the | ||||||
4 | first Latino Police Chief for the City of Waukegan; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Miguel Juarez was born in Ciudad Juarez, | ||||||
6 | Chihuahua, Mexico on July 25, 1952; one year later, his family | ||||||
7 | immigrated to El Paso, Texas; he became a United States citizen | ||||||
8 | and the age of 16 and served in the Marine Corps; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Miguel Juarez become a Waukegan police officer on | ||||||
10 | November 14, l979; he began as a patrol officer and worked with | ||||||
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SWAT team and detective bureau; he later worked as a | ||||||
12 | supervisor and commander of the gang unit, major crimes scene | ||||||
13 | unit, and
narcotics unit; he was appointed Deputy Police Chief | ||||||
14 | in l993 and served as Deputy Chief of Services and Deputy Chief | ||||||
15 | of
Operations for eight years; he was appointed Chief of Police | ||||||
16 | in April of 2001; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Miguel Juarez was the Waukegan Police | ||||||
18 | Department's first Latino Sergeant, its first Latino | ||||||
19 | Lieutenant,
its first Latino Deputy Chief, and its first Latino | ||||||
20 | Chief of Police; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Miguel Juarez was a member of the Waukegan Unit |
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1 | School District Board of Education and a longtime member of the | ||||||
2 | National Latino Peace Officers Association; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Miguel Juarez passed away in March of 2003 while | ||||||
4 | preparing for a charity boxing match that benefits the children | ||||||
5 | of fallen police officers; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
7 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | remember the life of Miguel Juarez, and recognize the positive | ||||||
9 | impact he had on his community; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Miguel Juarez.
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