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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lombard Police |
| 4 | | Officer Joe Menolascino on being awarded the "Achievement of |
| 5 | | Excellence Award" by the Illinois Operation Lifesaver |
| 6 | | Enforcement Committee; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, He joined the Lombard Police Department in 1996; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was recognized for his exemplary enforcement |
| 10 | | efforts and promoting railroad crossing safety throughout the |
| 11 | | community since 2008; he is a 15-year veteran of the Lombard |
| 12 | | Police Department and a truck enforcement specialist assigned |
| 13 | | to the Lombard Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit; he has |
| 14 | | worked tirelessly in so many ways to prevent unnecessary deaths |
| 15 | | and injuries at railroad crossings; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, He has been instrumental in securing thousands of |
| 17 | | dollars in grant funding to support efforts at educating |
| 18 | | pedestrians and motorists about the dangers associated with |
| 19 | | railroad crossings; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, The Village of Lombard sees an average of 4,000 |
| 21 | | train commuters per day, as well as 50,000 vehicle operators |
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| 1 | | who also cross the tracks; as part of the efforts which gained |
| 2 | | him this recognition, Officer Menolascino has passed out more |
| 3 | | than 10,000 informational safety fliers to children and adults, |
| 4 | | including on the train platform; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Officer Menolascino was instrumental in having |
| 6 | | new railroad safety signs installed in the community, and he |
| 7 | | has organized railroad crossing enforcement campaigns aimed at |
| 8 | | reducing violations; additionally, because of his efforts, |
| 9 | | Lombard became one of the first communities to have suicide |
| 10 | | prevention information along the railroad tracks; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, He is a graduate of Elmhurst College; he attends |
| 12 | | many government sponsored events like senior health fairs and |
| 13 | | women's health fairs to promote train safety; he is married and |
| 14 | | has one son, Anthony; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we thank Officer Menolascino for his hard work, congratulate |
| 18 | | him on this award, and wish him continued success in the |
| 19 | | future; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to Officer Joe Menolascino as a symbol of our respect |
| 22 | | and esteem.
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