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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, After 34 years in law enforcement, Bethalto Chief |
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| of Police William "Billy Bones" Hays retired on May 2, 2005; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Hays earned the nickname "Billy Bones" when |
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| he began working on the department in 1968; as a rookie he |
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| stood 6 feet tall and weighed 135 pounds; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Hays retired in 1989 with the rank of |
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| sergeant following 21 years of service; he then headed west |
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| with his wife, Elsie, and worked as a security guard in Las |
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| Vegas at the casino, Circus Circus; he returned to the |
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| department in November of 1997, when he was offered the job as |
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| deputy police chief by Mayor Steve Bryant; and
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| WHEREAS, His duties as second-in-command included being |
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| supervisor of the department's four sergeants and nine patrol |
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| officers before he replaced Chief Tony Sammis following his |
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| retirement in 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, As an officer and a chief, Mr. Hays has served the |
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| community with pride and has been a positive influence on the |
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| department; he taught his employees good work ethics as well as |
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| good moral values; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Hays was a past member and past president of |
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| the board of directors of the Bethalto Boys and Girls Club, and |
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| is a member of the Madison County Police Association, a member |
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| of the Southern Illinois Police Chief's Association, and a |
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| member of the Illinois Police Chief's Association; and
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| WHEREAS, He is father to one grown son, Todd, who followed |
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| in his footsteps, working as a police officer in Troy; |
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| therefore, be it
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