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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives congratulate Lou Tessmann, Deputy Chief of 
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Police with the Waukegan Police Department, on his retirement 
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May 13, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He attained the rank of Deputy Chief of Police in 
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his over 21 years of service; in addition to serving as the 
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Deputy Chief, he has also held a wide variety of other 
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assignments, such as patrol, detective bureau, and department 
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training officer; he is only one of a few Certified Forensic 
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Interviewers in the United States; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He graduated from Northeastern Illinois 
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University with a degree in English and Physical Education; he 
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retired as a Marine Corps officer after serving in combat 
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during the Vietnam War, he received numerous awards and 
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decorations; he recently retired as the Commander of the elite 
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Lake County Major Crime Task Force which only works homicides 
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and police officer-involved shootings; he is well-known for his 
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interrogation techniques on suspects of crimes; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Tessmann is a motivational speaker 
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for police and non-police organizations throughout the 
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country; he has been a guest speaker on programs such as the 
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Discovery Channel and America's Most Wanted; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He travels around the country teaching interview 
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and interrogation techniques to police officers; he was one of 
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the first group of officers selected in the State of Illinois 
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to teach other officers "Cultural Diversity/Racial Profiling" 
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training; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Tessmann is a member of numerous 
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professional and training organizations, including the 
 


 






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American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, the 
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International Homicide Investigators Association, and the 
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International Narcotics Officers Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is married to Christine and they have two 
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children, Luke and Matt; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Deputy Chief Lou Tessmann on the occasion of 
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his retirement from the City of Waukegan's Department of 
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Police, we thank him for his many years of outstanding public 
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service, and we wish him all the best in his retirement; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Deputy Chief Lou Tessmann as an expression of our 
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esteem.