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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of
John Perry of Collinsville, who was |
| 4 | | killed in the line of duty on March 8, 2011; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Perry served with the United States Marshals |
| 6 | | Service for nearly 10 years; he was well-known by his fellow |
| 7 | | marshals as a humorous and upbeat person and a fine officer; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Prior to his career with the Marshals Service, |
| 10 | | John Perry served as a Madison County probation officer for 16 |
| 11 | | years; as a probation officer, he spent most of his time in |
| 12 | | adult probation, with a small stint in juvenile; he excelled on |
| 13 | | the "intensive probation unit", composed of armed probation |
| 14 | | officers who are given the highest-risk offenders, violent |
| 15 | | felons, and those deemed most likely to reoffend; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, John Perry served as a model of hard work, |
| 17 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of |
| 18 | | Illinois and the nation at large; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
| 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of John Perry; and be it |