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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 Dennis W. Conover, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | November 4, 2019; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Dennis Conover was born to Sally Mae
Conover in | ||||||
| 6 | Kennett, Missouri on September 28, 1946; he relocated to Pekin | ||||||
| 7 | after graduating high school in 1964 and dedicated his life to
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| 8 | the service of Illinoisans within Tazewell County; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Once settled in Pekin, Dennis Conover quickly | ||||||
| 10 | began a career in law enforcement,
following a short tenure in | ||||||
| 11 | both the railroad and construction industries; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Dennis Conover's law enforcement career started | ||||||
| 13 | with the Pekin Auxiliary Police and in the
911 Communications | ||||||
| 14 | Center, where he met his bride, Tammie Jo; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Dennis Conover joined the Marquette Heights | ||||||
| 16 | Police Department in 1989 and became the
Firearms Range | ||||||
| 17 | Instructor, Field Training Officer, and Sergeant of major case | ||||||
| 18 | investigations; throughout
his career, he received various law | ||||||
| 19 | enforcement awards, most notably the illustrious Officer of the
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| 20 | Year Award in 1994 for the largest drug bust in Marquette | ||||||
| 21 | Heights history; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, In the midst of his public law enforcement career, | ||||||
| 2 | Dennis Conover earned his certification
for a private detective | ||||||
| 3 | license in 1989 through the State of Illinois and opened the | ||||||
| 4 | Conover
Detective Agency with his brothers, which became a | ||||||
| 5 | successful local business; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Dennis Conover was sworn in as the Deputy Coroner | ||||||
| 7 | of Tazewell County in 1996; he would
later serve as the | ||||||
| 8 | Tazewell County Coroner from 2003 until his retirement in 2011; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dennis Conover served his community outside of his | ||||||
| 11 | professional capacity; he was a
long-time member of First | ||||||
| 12 | Christian Church, serving as deacon and elder, and a member of | ||||||
| 13 | the Salvation
Army Advisory Board; he served on Pekin's Rust | ||||||
| 14 | Transitional Center Committee for temporary housing; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Dennis Conover sat on the Tazewell County | ||||||
| 16 | Republican Executive Board, helping to elect many
local and | ||||||
| 17 | state politicians, and most recently served as its Chairman; | ||||||
| 18 | and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Dennis Conover's love of his | ||||||
| 20 | family, especially that of his loving
wife, children, and | ||||||
| 21 | grandchildren will never be forgotten; he was fondly referred | ||||||
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| 1 | to as "Papa" by his
grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the loss of | ||||||
| 4 | Dennis W. Conover and honor the passionate and dedicated | ||||||
| 5 | service and exemplary leadership he provided Tazewell County; | ||||||
| 6 | and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the family of Dennis Conover as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 9 | respect and esteem.
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