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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Jack G. Wallenda Sr. of Chicago, who 
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passed away on November 21, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on April 2, 1926; he was married to 
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the late Stella Wallenda and was the loving father of seven 
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children and the proud grandfather of twelve grandchildren and 
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eight great-grandchildren; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During World War II, he served honorably and with 
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distinction in the United States Army under the command of 
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General Douglas MacArthur during the Philippines campaign; 
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during the liberation of the Philippines Archipelago, the 7th 
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Infantry Division was responsible for the liberation of 
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thousands of American prisoners of war and freedom for the 
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people of the Philippines from Japanese hegemony; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, While serving as a medium tank driver with the 
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Army's 7th Infantry, he was awarded the Philippine Liberation 
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Ribbon and the Asiatic Theater Campaign Medal; he was honorably 
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discharged from the Army on November 15, 1946; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, After the war he joined the Chicago Police 
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Department and rose to the rank of Detective in Area 2 
 


 






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Homicide, Star #2789 from 1955 to 1979; during this time he was 
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one of the lead investigators on one of the most notorious mass 
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murder cases in the annals of Chicago history; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Upon his retirement from the Chicago Police 
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Department, he continued to serve the State of Illinois as an 
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appointee to the position of chief investigator by Attorney 
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General William J. Scott; he was also appointed and served as 
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Executive Director of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission by 
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Chairman Albert D. McCoy; he retired from public service in May 
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of 1991; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Jack Wallenda Sr.; 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 the family of Jack Wallenda Sr. as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.