Bill Text: IL SR0165 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John Perry of Collinsville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-08 - Resolution Adopted [SR0165 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0165-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
John Perry of Collinsville, who was | ||||||
| 4 | killed in the line of duty on March 8, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Perry served with the United States Marshals | ||||||
| 6 | Service for nearly 10 years; he was well-known by his fellow | ||||||
| 7 | marshals as a humorous and upbeat person and a fine officer; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Prior to his career with the Marshals Service, | ||||||
| 10 | John Perry served as a Madison County probation officer for 16 | ||||||
| 11 | years; as a probation officer, he spent most of his time in | ||||||
| 12 | adult probation, with a small stint in juvenile; he excelled on | ||||||
| 13 | the "intensive probation unit", composed of armed probation | ||||||
| 14 | officers who are given the highest-risk offenders, violent | ||||||
| 15 | felons, and those deemed most likely to reoffend; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, John Perry served as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 17 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois and the nation at large; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 21 | his family and friends, the passing of John Perry; and be it | ||||||
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| 1 | further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of John Perry as an expression of our | ||||||
| 4 | sympathy.
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