Bill Text: IL SR0136 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lemont Police Commander Donald J. Jones.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-03-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0136 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0136-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of Lemont Police Commander Donald J. Jones, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on January 2, 2009; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on June 29, 1953; he | ||||||
| 6 | graduated from Lyons Township High School; he had an | ||||||
| 7 | undergraduate degree in law enforcement; and in 1994, he | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from a staff and command program at Northwestern | ||||||
| 9 | University's Center for Public Safety; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, He was behind the first national accreditation for | ||||||
| 11 | the Lemont Police Department in 2003 and was working towards | ||||||
| 12 | the re-accreditation of the department; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, He was a 30 year member of the Lemont Police | ||||||
| 14 | Department and was commander in charge of investigations and | ||||||
| 15 | the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies | ||||||
| 16 | (CALEA) program; he was a past president of the Illinois Police | ||||||
| 17 | Accreditation Coalition; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles | ||||||
| 19 | and Annette Jones; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Paula (nee, Bachorz) | ||||||
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| 1 | Jones; his stepson, Thad (Nicole) Mezyk; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 2 | Sarah, Krystal, and "Baby" Mezyk; and his siblings, Margaret, | ||||||
| 3 | Kenneth, and Teresa; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 6 | his family, friends, and colleagues, the passing of Lemont | ||||||
| 7 | Police Commander Donald J. Jones; and be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to the family of Donald J. Jones as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 10 | sincere sympathy.
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