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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Sergeant Shawn Curry of 
4the Peoria Police Department for completing his term as chair 
5of the Illinois Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund 
6(IPOPIF); and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry was appointed by Governor JB Pritzker 
8to serve on the IPOPIF Transitional Board for one year in 2019, 
9which he was then selected to lead as chair; he was 
10overwhelmingly elected to full term in 2021, serving as chair 
11of the IPOPIF Board until 2023; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Through IPOPIF, Sgt. Curry was placed in charge 
13of creating an investment fund that would have a value of over 
14nine billion dollars in assets and overseeing a consolidation 
15of 357 local pension funds, which was the largest 
16consolidation of its kind in the nation; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry worked with municipal leaders, state 
18officials, union leaders, and pension board trustees to ensure 
19the process was done with transparency, integrity, and free 
20from special interests; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry oversaw the drafting of policies and 
 
 
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1procedures and the hiring of executives, a legal team, subject 
2matter experts, and fund executives; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Most importantly, Sgt. Curry worked with all 
4parties to create and oversee the first IPOPIF Board of 
5Trustees' election that encompassed the entire State of 
6Illinois; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry often met with union leaders, 
8legislators, the governor's office, and police officers, 
9providing regular progress updates while outlining the future 
10direction of IPOPIF; he spent countless hours traveling the 
11State to meet with pension trustees to garner their trust and 
12answer any questions or concerns; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry dedicated countless hours to the 
14pension fund while working as a third shift beat cop during the 
15COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, At the end of his tenure as chair, Sgt. Curry 
17successfully completed the nation's largest consolidation of 
18local pension funds; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry has a history of dedication and 
20service; he started his career at the Woodford County 
21Sheriff's Office, where he was named Deputy of the Year in 
 
 
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12003; and
  
2    WHEREAS, While serving the City of Peoria, Sgt. Curry has 
3earned several letters of commendation, six Distinguished 
4Service Awards, a Meritorious Service Award in 2018, and the 
5Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Valor Award; he was also 
6named the Police Officer of the Year in 2010 and the Illinois 
7Public Pension Fund Association's Person of the Year in 2019; 
8and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, For over the past decade, Sgt.  Curry has lobbied 
10for both victims of crime and for those who pursue justice in 
11Springfield and Washington, D.C.; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sgt. Curry's most notable accomplishment has been 
13creating and passing the Illinois First Responders Suicide 
14Prevention Act in 2019; he and his wife, Dr. Michelle Lilly, 
15have trained over 1,000 first responders in mental health 
16awareness and suicide prevention; therefore, be it
  
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
18HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
19we congratulate Sergeant Shawn Curry for successfully 
20completing his term as chair of the Illinois Police Officers' 
21Pension Investment Fund (IPOPIF), and we thank him for his 
22continued service to the City of Peoria and the State of 
 
 
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1Illinois; and be it further
  
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
3presented to Sgt. Curry as a symbol of our esteem and respect.