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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 Michael Jordan on |
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| the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of dedicated |
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| service with the Bloomington Police Department; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Jordan earned his bachelor's degree in |
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| criminal justice from Illinois State University in 1979; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Jordan has had a long and distinguished |
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| career in law enforcement; he began his career as a McLean |
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| County Jail Correctional Officer from 1979 to 1980; on April |
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| 21, 1980, he was hired to serve on the Bloomington Police |
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| Department, where he serve faithfully until his retirement on |
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| June 4, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure with the Bloomington Police |
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| Department, Mike Jordan worked as a patrol officer, a youth |
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| officer, a community policing officer, a member of the Crisis |
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| Negotiation Unit, and a Crime Stopper Liaison; he also worked |
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| in the Detective Division from 1988 to 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Jordan proudly wore Bloomington Police |
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| Department ribbons for Life Saving, Distinguished Achievement, |
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| Individual Unit Citations, and Education; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Jordan was very active with the Bloomington |
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| Police Benevolent & Protective Association Unit 21 and served |
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| on or coordinated many of the association's committees; he was |
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| involved with the Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis, the Red Cross |
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| Blood Drive, the St. Jude's Christmas Card Recycle Program, |
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| Shop with a Cop, Copy Your Kids, Christmas Parades, Race for |
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| Victim's Rights, National Night Out, the McLean County Fair, |
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| the Labor Day Parade, and the Special Olympics Torch Run as a |
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| State Committee Member from 1981 to 2000; he also served as an |
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| American Legion baseball coach and was a participant in the |
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| Volunteer Police Officer Reading Program; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Jordan was the recipient of numerous awards |
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| for his service in the community, including the Chief's Award |
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| of Merit in 1995, the PB & PA Unit #21 Officer of the Year Award |
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| in 1998, the Bloomington Rotary Club Officer of the Year Award |
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| in 1999, the BPD Meritorious Award in 1999, the MADD Heroes of |
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| the Highway Award in 2000, the ISU, Department of Criminal |
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| Justice, Alumni Achievement Award in 2000, the Illinois Crime |
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| Stopper of the Year in 2003, and the Illinois State Crime |
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| Stopper Coordinator of the Year Award in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Jordan serves as a model of hard work, |
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| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of |
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| Illinois; 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 Michael Jordan on the occasion of his retirement |
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| and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; 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 Mike Jordan as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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