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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 Richard Moore on 
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the occasion of his retirement as a United States Department of 
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Veterans Affairs police officer; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Richard Moore attended Northeastern University, 
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where he earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Richard Moore has had a long and distinguished 
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career in law enforcement; he was employed by the United States 
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Department of Veterans Affairs as a police officer from 
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December of 1983 to May of 1989; after leaving the federal 
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government, he was hired by the Illinois Department of 
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Corrections to serve as a parole officer; after retiring from 
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IDOC, he returned to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 
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where he served as a police officer from February of 2003 until 
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his retirement in 2009; he has also served with the Chicago 
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Police Department, the Cook County Probation Department, and 
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the United States Air Force Military Police; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Richard Moore was formerly employed with the 
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Chicago Transit Authority as a supervisor/line instructor and 
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bus operator; he was also employed with the Chicago Board of 
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Education as a teacher; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Richard Moore will celebrate his retirement with a 
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special retirement celebration on October 17, 2009 at the 
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University Park Golf Course/Country Club in University Park; 
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therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Richard Moore on the occasion of his retirement 
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and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and 
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be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Richard Moore as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.