Bill Text: IL SR0942 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Fox Lake Police Department Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-11-23 - Sponsor Removed Sen. Chuck Weaver [SR0942 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0942-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 Fox Lake Police Department Lieutenant | ||||||
4 | Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who passed away on September 1, | ||||||
5 | 2015; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz was born on August 25, 1963 | ||||||
7 | in Libertyville; his parents were Joseph and Debbie (nee | ||||||
8 | McLean) Gliniewicz; he married Melodie Resetar on February 18, | ||||||
9 | 1989; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz graduated from Antioch | ||||||
11 | Community High School; he subsequently earned his bachelor's | ||||||
12 | and master's degrees from Kaplan University; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz proudly served in the | ||||||
14 | United States Army from 1981 to 2007; during his service, he | ||||||
15 | earned numerous service awards, including the Meritorious | ||||||
16 | Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army | ||||||
17 | Achievement Medal, the Army Reserve Components Achievement | ||||||
18 | Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Humanitarian | ||||||
19 | Service Medal, the Basic Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault | ||||||
20 | Badge, and the Drill Sergeant Badge; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz served on the Fox Lake |
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1 | Police Department since 1985; he worked on many different | ||||||
2 | assignments with the Department, including canine officer, | ||||||
3 | field training officer, and member of the SWAT team; he was | ||||||
4 | promoted to Sergeant before attaining the rank of Lieutenant; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz was a member of Fox Lake | ||||||
7 | Police Explorer Post 300 and he became head of the post in | ||||||
8 | 1987; he was dedicated to the training of people ages 14 to 21 | ||||||
9 | to enter a career in law enforcement; he had huge success with | ||||||
10 | the program, earning multiple awards and accolades in various | ||||||
11 | State and national competitions; he implemented regional | ||||||
12 | Explorer training events, including the Explorer SWAT Course, | ||||||
13 | the Sniper Course, and the Explorer Basic Training Academy, and | ||||||
14 | received international attention for all his hard work with the | ||||||
15 | Post; during his time there, he saw hundreds of Explorers that | ||||||
16 | he trained enter into law enforcement and military careers; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz was preceded in death by | ||||||
18 | his father and his grandparents, Joe and Rosalie Gliniewicz; | ||||||
19 | and
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20 | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz is survived by his wife of | ||||||
21 | 26 years, Mel; 4 sons, Joseph, Donald "D.J.", Jeffrey, and | ||||||
22 | David; his mother; his stepmother, Lynn Gliniewicz; a brother, | ||||||
23 | Michael; a half-brother, Donald (Debbie) Gliniewicz; 2 |
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1 | stepbrothers, Eric and Shawn Gliniewicz; his many nieces and | ||||||
2 | nephews; his mother-in-law, Terry (nee Otto) Resetar; a | ||||||
3 | brother-in-law, William (Teresa) Resetar; and 2 | ||||||
4 | sisters-in-law, Roxanne (Jimmy) Brown and Michelle McDowell; | ||||||
5 | therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | ||||||
8 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Lieutenant Charles | ||||||
9 | Joseph Gliniewicz; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Lt. Charles Gliniewicz as an | ||||||
12 | expression of our sympathy.
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