Bill Text: IL HR1057 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates South Roxana Police Chief Dennis Carpenter on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-06 - Resolution Adopted [HR1057 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1057-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 pleased to congratulate Dennis Carpenter | ||||||
4 | on the occasion of his retirement as police chief of the | ||||||
5 | Village of South Roxana; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Chief Carpenter attended the police academy at | ||||||
7 | Southwestern Illinois College; he started with the South Roxana | ||||||
8 | Police Department in 1978 as a part-time officer and was hired | ||||||
9 | full-time in 1984; he was appointed chief of police in 1986; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, While serving as chief of police, Chief Carpenter | ||||||
12 | also served as the zoning director, economic development | ||||||
13 | director, and village administrator; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Chief Carpenter's leadership has helped solve | ||||||
15 | crimes including, kidnapping, drug dealing, sex offenses, | ||||||
16 | domestic battery, and heroin overdoses; and
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17 | WHEREAS, It was under Chief Carpenter's leadership that the | ||||||
18 | South Roxana Police department solved the single murder that | ||||||
19 | has occurred since the village's incorporation; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Chief Carpenter is married to South Roxana Village |
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1 | Clerk, Tina Carpenter, and together they have 4 children and 6 | ||||||
2 | grandchildren; in retirement, he plans to travel, hunt, fish, | ||||||
3 | and garden; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we congratulate Dennis Carpenter on the occasion of his | ||||||
7 | retirement as police chief of the Village of South Roxana, and | ||||||
8 | wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to Chief Carpenter as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
12 | respect.
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