Bill Text: IL HR0775 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Maness.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0775 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0775-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
passing of McHenry | ||||||
4 | County Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Maness; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Deputy Maness served his country as a 20-year | ||||||
6 | member of the United States Army Rangers, rising to
the rank of | ||||||
7 | Sergeant First Class and serving in combat during the first | ||||||
8 | Gulf War; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Upon retiring from the Army, Deputy Maness was | ||||||
10 | driven to continue protecting his
community as a deputy in the | ||||||
11 | McHenry County Sheriff's Department, where he served as a field
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12 | training officer, a member of the SWAT team, and a first aid | ||||||
13 | instructor; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Deputy Maness embodied the courage and | ||||||
15 | selflessness of those who protect and serve our
communities; | ||||||
16 | responding to a report of a domestic incident in Holiday Hills, | ||||||
17 | he was
ambushed and shot 3 times in the back and leg by the | ||||||
18 | suspect with a high-powered assault
rifle; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Deputy Maness' heroism in the line of duty was | ||||||
20 | recognized when he received a Purple
Heart medal from the | ||||||
21 | sheriff's department; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Despite severe injuries, Deputy Maness continued | ||||||
2 | working to foster kinship within the local
law enforcement | ||||||
3 | community; although confined to a wheel chair, he spent his | ||||||
4 | final birthday
attending a vigil for fallen Fox Lake Police | ||||||
5 | Lieutenant Joseph Gliniewicz; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Deputy Maness worked hard to overcome the severe | ||||||
7 | injuries sustained in the attack
in hopes of returning to | ||||||
8 | active duty, but he passed too soon at the age of 47; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Deputy Maness will be remembered by the community | ||||||
10 | he loved as one of the true
heroes who walk among us; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Deputy Maness is survived by his wife Sue, with | ||||||
12 | whom he would have celebrated
5 years of marriage this | ||||||
13 | September; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
15 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
16 | mourn the passing of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Dwight | ||||||
17 | Maness, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
18 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Deputy Maness as an expression of |
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1 | our deepest sympathy.
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