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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to recognize Alsip Chief of Police David |
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| Snooks on the occasion of his retirement on July 23, 2004 after |
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| 26 years of service to the Alsip community; and
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| WHEREAS, David Snooks was born and raised in Chicago's |
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| Scottsdale neighborhood; a third-generation civil servant, |
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| both his father and grandfather were Chicago firemen; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Alsip police force as a patrolman in |
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| July of 1978 after spending four years with the Naperville |
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| police; and
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| WHEREAS, Long before he became chief, David Snooks was |
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| making changes in the department; during the mid-1980s he |
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| coordinated an project to install on-line computers in all the |
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| department's squad cars; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Snooks climbed through the ranks, and was |
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| promoted to lieutenant in charge of patrol in July 1991; and in |
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| July 2000, he took the reigns of the department from outgoing |
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| chief Ken Wood; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| together with his officers, village board and its
employees, |
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| friends, family, colleagues, and community, we
salute the |
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| accomplishments of Alsip Chief of Police David Snooks and wish
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| him a joyful and meaningful retirement that is well deserved; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Alsip Chief of Police David Snooks as a token of |
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| our admiration.
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