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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Illinois State 
4Police Inspector Kevin Eack on his retirement; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He graduated from the Southern Illinois 
6University School of Law in 1983 and was admitted to the Bar  by 
7the Illinois Supreme Court;


and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, He was sworn in as a Special Agent of the FBI in 
9September, 1983 and worked as a special agent along the El 
10Paso, Texas/Mexico border, handling interstate smuggling and 
11kidnapping cases from 1983 to 1985; during his time there, he 
12received a commendation from FBI Director William H. Webster 
13for the arrest of a corrupt Texas Sheriff and 2 deputies; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, He later returned to Illinois, serving as a State 
15prosecutor for approximately 4 years;

he served as an Illinois 
16State Police officer and senior commander for 23 years serving 
17as Assistant Deputy Director of the Division of Internal 
18Investigations (LTC), Commander of the MSI Public Corruption 
19Task Force, and after September 11, 2001, serving as the Senior 
20Terrorism Advisor to the Director overseeing State counter 
21terrorism efforts through 2009; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, He was selected by the FBI to serve as a 
2Director's Fellow at the National Counter Terrorism Center in 
32009, receiving awards and commendations from U.S. Attorney 
4General Janet Reno, FBI Director Louis Freeh, and from 3 State 
5Police Directors for distinguished leadership in law 
6enforcement; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, He was selected to attend and later graduated from 
8the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland 
9Defense and Security in 2007, and was elected alumni president; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
12NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we congratulate Illinois State Police Inspector Kevin Eack on 
14his retirement and wish him all the best in his future 
15endeavors; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Illinois State Police Inspector Kevin Eack as a 
18symbol of our respect and esteem.