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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of |
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| Commander Maurice Dailey of Chicago on January 14, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, One of nine children, Mr. Dailey grew up on the |
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| West Side of Chicago and graduated from St. Mel High School; |
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| after a short stint in the United States Marine Corps, he |
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| joined the Chicago Police Department; and
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| WHEREAS, He arrived in the Rogers Park District in 1994 to |
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| run a tactical team for the city's new community policing |
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| program; his background in narcotics was also essential to the |
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| community at the time; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1997, when troubled community relations |
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| prompted the department to oust the Monroe District commander, |
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| Mr. Dailey was picked to smooth things over; and
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| WHEREAS, Most of the police officers who had known Maurice |
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| Dailey for years called him "commander" out of respect after |
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| the veteran made the rank in 1997, but they knew he wouldn't |
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| have batted an eye if they still called him "Mo"; he ended his |
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| career as commander of the Monroe District on the West Side, |
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| never letting his success go to his head; and
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| WHEREAS, He retired in 1999 and spent much of his time |
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| hunting and fishing on a farm in Savanna, Illinois, where he |
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| and his wife had bought land and built a house; he developed |
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| his love of hunting and fishing from childhood trips to an |
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| uncle's home near Kankakee; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Commander Maurice Dailey is felt by |
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| all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Donna; his |
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| son, Sean; his daughters, Megan and Carrie Trost; his eight |