Full Text of HR0965 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate our colleague | 4 | | Representative John M. Cabello of Machesney Park on his | 5 | | distinguished service to the people of the State of Illinois; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello has been a member of the | 8 | | Illinois House since 2012 and has served this body with honor | 9 | | and distinction; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in Texas, Representative Cabello and his | 11 | | family moved to Machesney Park when he was a young child; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello attended and graduated | 13 | | from Harlem High School in Machesney Park; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, As a youth, Representative Cabello was a member of | 15 | | the acclaimed Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello began serving his | 17 | | community after graduation from the police academy by becoming | 18 | | a police officer for South Beloit and later transferring to | 19 | | Rockford, where he became a detective; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello volunteered as Chairman of | 2 | | the Machesney Park Zoning Board of Appeals from 2006 to 2008 | 3 | | before becoming a Harlem Township Trustee, where he served from | 4 | | 2008 to 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, Representative Cabello was elected to the | 6 | | Winnebago County Board for District 8 and served until 2012; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello was appointed State | 9 | | Representative for the 68th District in August 2012 to fill the | 10 | | unexpired term of State Representative Dave Winters; he was | 11 | | elected to a full two-year term in November 2012; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello was subsequently | 13 | | re-elected in 2014, 2016, and 2018, during which time he was a | 14 | | tireless advocate for taxpayers, veterans, first responders, | 15 | | Second Amendment rights, ethics reform, and the needs of Rock | 16 | | Cut State Park; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, During his final term in the General Assembly, | 18 | | Representative Cabello served with distinction on the First | 19 | | Responders Suicide Task Force to address the emotional health | 20 | | needs of police, fire, and emergency response personnel; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, One of Representative Cabello's lasting |
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| 1 | | achievements came in 2017 when the Illinois General Assembly | 2 | | enacted the Officer Greg Lindmark Memorial Law, sponsored by | 3 | | Representative Cabello, which requires that police officers | 4 | | receive training in effective recognition of and responses to | 5 | | stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress experienced by | 6 | | police officers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello has been honored to serve | 8 | | the people of the 68th District, which includes portions of | 9 | | Rockford, Machesney Park, Roscoe, Loves Park, and Cherry | 10 | | Valley; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello previously served on the | 12 | | board of two national Republican organizations, Future | 13 | | Majority Project and GOPAC; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cabello plans to continue to serve | 15 | | as a police detective and remain active in civic affairs; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate Representative John M. Cabello on his | 20 | | retirement from the General Assembly and wish him all the best | 21 | | in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Representative Cabello as an expression of our | 3 | | esteem and respect.
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