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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Carl Alexander on 
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his retirement as Public Safety Director for the City of 
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Danville; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Carl Alexander was born and raised in Danville; he 
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served in the U.S. Army in Korea, Germany, and Vietnam; he was 
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a senior drill instructor at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; in 1969, 
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the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. 
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recruited him to be a police officer; instead of going back to 
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Vietnam, he chose to become a police officer; and

 
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    WHEREAS, As a police officer in Washington, D.C., Carl 
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Alexander dealt with demonstrations and riots, including the 
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1971 May Day protests; he started in the special operations 
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division, but also worked in internal affairs, as well as with 
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murders, kidnappings and bombings and as a police academy 
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instructor; he was an investigator in the attempted 
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assassination of President Ronald Reagan and helped in the 
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recovery of passengers in the Air Florida Flight 90 crash in 
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January 1982; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Carl Alexander briefly retired in October 1991 and 
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came back to Danville prior to becoming director of 
 


 






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security/chief of police at the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health 
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Care System in May 1992; he became police chief of Danville in 
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November 1999; in 2004 Alexander's position changed from police 
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chief to director of public safety, a position which oversees 
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both the police and fire departments of Danville; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Carl Alexander and his wife Janet have two 
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daughters and three grandchildren; during his retirement Mr. 
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Alexander plans on spending a couple of months enjoying his 
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hobby, fishing, before deciding on any future plans; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A retirement ceremony for Carl Alexander will be 
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held on May 31, 2007 at 5 P.M. at the Harrison Park Clubhouse 
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in Danville; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Carl Alexander on his retirement and wish him 
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continued success and happiness in the future; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Carl Alexander as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.