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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 Bob Smith for 
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winning the 2010 Law Enforcement Award from the Illinois State 
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Bar Association; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Smith earned his associate's degree from 
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Highland Community College in Freeport in 1990 and his 
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bachelor's degree from Columbia College in Freeport in 2003; 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Smith served his country with pride and 
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distinction as a military policeman with the United States Air 
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Force from July of 1975 until August of 1979; he earned the 
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Airman of the Month honors from the USAF on 2 occasions; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS,
Bob Smith has had a long and distinguished career 
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with the Freeport Police Department; he began his career as a 
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patrolman on September 1, 1979; he steadily ascended through 
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the ranks of the department, with promotions to Corporal on 
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September 1, 1984, Sergeant on September 1, 1989, and 
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Lieutenant on July 30, 1991; on September 1, 1999, he was 
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promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief, where he served until his 
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retirement in January of 2010; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Bob Smith is a member of numerous community 
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organizations; he serves as commissioner of the Jane Addams 
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Trail Commission and the Pecatonica Prairie Path Trail 
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Commission; he is a trustee and current Board President of the 
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Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois board of directors and the 
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Freeport Police Pension Board; he is a board member and 
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department representative on the local Family Violence 
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Prevention Board; he is a charter member of the Board of Key 
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Leaders of Freeport's Communities That Care; he is also a 
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member of the Group of Key Communicators; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Smith was decorated with the Freeport Police 
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Department's merit award in 2000 for the successful resolution 
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of a murder case; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Smith will receive the 2010 Law Enforcement 
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Award during an event in his honor at the Freeport Public 
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Library on May 10, 2010; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Bob Smith 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 Bob Smith for winning the 2010 Law Enforcement 
 


 






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Award and wish him continued success and happiness in the 
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future; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Bob Smith as a symbol of our esteem and respect.