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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Officer 
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Michael Robbins, who passed away September 13, 2008; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Michael Robbins was born on June 3, 1951; 
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he attended high school and enlisted in the Navy where he 
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received a Bronze star for his service in the Vietnam War and 
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went on to serve in the Navy Reserves; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Robbins joined the Chicago Police 
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Department in 1986 and worked in the Grand Crossing Districts; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Robbins served the Chicago Police 
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Department with honor and distinction for eight years prior to 
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his injuries; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Robbins was a proud member of the Chicago 
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Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #7; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Robbins became an advocate for gun control 
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laws in the community and the State, spoke at the Democratic 
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National Convention, directed the Epidemic Lowering Plan, and 
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ran for the Illinois State Senate; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The Chicago Police Department has retired Officer 
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Robbin's star, which is numbered 4203; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Robbins leaves behind a daughter, two 
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sons, a stepson, two grandchildren, and a brother; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Michael Robbins dedicated and gave his 
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life to protecting and serving the people of Illinois; 
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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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mourn, along with family, friends, and Fraternal Order of 
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Police brothers and sisters, the passing of Officer Michael 
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Robbins; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Officer Michael Robbins as an 
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expression of our sympathy.