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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Harold A. Spence III was born on March 4, 1953 in |
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| Stubenville, Ohio; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Spence graduated from Eureka High School in |
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| 1971 and from Illinois Central College in 1979 with degrees in |
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| Police Science and Arts and Science; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Spence served as a police officer for the City |
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| of Eureka for 2 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Illinois State Police as a cadet in |
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| May of 1980 and was assigned to District 10 in Champaign after |
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| graduation from the Academy; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1982, he was transferred to District 08 in |
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| Peoria, where he served in a variety of positions, including |
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| Field Training Officer, CPR & First Aid Instructor, Academy |
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| Illinois Vehicle Code Instructor, and District Tactical |
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| Response Team Member and Squad Supervisor; and
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| WHEREAS, He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1988, |
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| Master Sergeant in 1991, and Lieutenant in August of 1997; and
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| WHEREAS, He was transferred to District 16 in Pecatonica as |
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| Operations Commander in September of 1997 and was promoted to |
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| the rank of Captain in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Spence has participated in the State |
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| Police mentoring program since 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2000, Captain Spence was awarded a Lifesaving |
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| Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Spence retired on February 28, 2006; |