Bill Text: IL HR1322 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Elry Faulkner on his retirement as Johnson County Sheriff.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR1322 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1322-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 Elry Faulkner on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of his retirement as Johnson County Sheriff after 40 | ||||||
5 | years; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner is the longest-serving sheriff | ||||||
7 | in the State; he began his career in law enforcement as a | ||||||
8 | part-time officer for the Vienna Police Department in 1968; in | ||||||
9 | 1970, he joined the Johnson County Sheriff's Office; he | ||||||
10 | returned to the Vienna Police Department in 1973; in 1974, he | ||||||
11 | was elected Johnson County Sheriff; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner was elected president of the | ||||||
13 | Illinois Sheriffs' Association Southern Zone in 1986 and as | ||||||
14 | president of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association in 1994; he was | ||||||
15 | sworn in as a member of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association | ||||||
16 | Executive Board in 1987 and has served on the Board ever since; | ||||||
17 | and
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18 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner was awarded the Medal of Valor in | ||||||
19 | 1994 by the Illinois Sheriffs' Association for his arrest of | ||||||
20 | and altercation with the escaped federal prisoner who shot him | ||||||
21 | in 1979; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner has touched the lives of | ||||||
2 | thousands of people in Johnson County, which is evident by his | ||||||
3 | re-election every 4 years since 1974; 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 Elry Faulkner on his retirement as Johnson | ||||||
7 | County Sheriff and wish him the best in all his future | ||||||
8 | endeavors; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Sheriff Faulkner as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
11 | and respect.
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