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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 James O'Shea, who |
| 4 | | is retiring after 34 years of teaching at Oakton Community |
| 5 | | College and serving as the Chairman of the Law Enforcement |
| 6 | | Department; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, From August of 1977 to the present he has served |
| 8 | | as the Chairman of the Law Enforcement Department at Oakton |
| 9 | | Community College in Des Plaines; from
January of 1971 to |
| 10 | | September of 1977 he was a Special Agent in the Investigations |
| 11 | | Division of the Illinois Department of Revenue; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from Mount Carmel High School in |
| 13 | | 1958; he graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1964 |
| 14 | | with a Bachelor of Science in Education; he received
his |
| 15 | | Masters of Arts degree in political science from Roosevelt |
| 16 | | University in 1976; and he attended the Criminal Justice |
| 17 | | Graduate Program
at Chicago State University; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, He served in the Illinois National Guard and U.S. |
| 19 | | Army Reserve from 1958 to 1966; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, He received a Recognition Award from the Des |
| 21 | | Plaines Police Department in 1986 for his professional |
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| 1 | | expertise, his outstanding cooperation, and his assistance in
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| 2 | | providing community police training to the law enforcement |
| 3 | | community; he was named a Finalist for the Ray Hartstein Award |
| 4 | | for Academic Excellence in 1987 and in 1997; and
he was the |
| 5 | | recipient of the OCC Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness Award |
| 6 | | in 1983 and 1984; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, He was a volunteer in the Expert Professor Series |
| 8 | | 1998-99 and 1999-2000; he
originated and presented over the |
| 9 | | years, "Street Smarts" Crime Prevention Programs for
Oakton |
| 10 | | students, numerous colleges, universities, and church groups; |
| 11 | | he is a member of the Illinois Police Association and a member |
| 12 | | of the North Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, He is married to Liz O'Shea and has 2 sons, James |
| 14 | | and Matthew; he will retire on May 31, 2012; 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 congratulate James O'Shea on his retirement and wish him all |
| 18 | | the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to James O'Shea as a symbol of our respect and |
| 21 | | esteem.
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