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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Derwin Lee Ryker on the 
4occasion of his retirement from law enforcement in Illinois 
5after 41 years of dedicated service; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Lee Ryker served in the  U.S. Air Force  from 1972 
7to 1976; he was stationed in Thailand, where he loaded 
8munitions ordinances on F-4 Phantoms and achieved the rank of 
9sergeant; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Lee Ryker began his career in law enforcement as 
11a jailer for the Richland County Sheriff's Office; he then 
12worked as a police officer for the City of Olney from 1979 to 
131984; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Lee Ryker served as deputy and chief deputy of 
15the Clay County Sheriff's Office from 1984 to 1990; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Lee Ryker was elected four times and served as 
17sheriff of Clay County from 1990 to 2005; during this time, he 
18served as a  Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) instructor 
19in Clay County Schools and a chaplain, and he was later elected 
20as president of the Illinois Sheriff's Association; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lee Ryker served as warden of the Illinois 
2Department of Corrections Lawrence Correctional Center from 
32005 to 2011; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Lee Ryker has served as a police training 
5specialist and as a sworn investigator for the Illinois Law 
6Enforcement Training and Standards Board since 2014, and he 
7will continue to serve until 2023, making him a part of the 
8training and certification of thousands of law enforcement 
9officers across the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
11HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
12we congratulate Derwin Lee Ryker on the occasion of his 
13retirement from law enforcement after 41 years of dedicated 
14service, and we express our deep appreciation for his 
15distinguished and respected career as a law enforcement leader 
16in the State of Illinois.