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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former 
4Chicago Police Superintendent LeRoy Martin, who passed away on 
5August 31, 2013; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, LeRoy Martin graduated from Richard T. Crane 
7Technical Preparatory High School; he spent time as a bus 
8driver before joining the police department; he received his 
9Bachelor's Degree in Psychology in 1972 from Roosevelt 
10University and his Master's Degree in Public Administration in 
111976; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, LeRoy Martin joined the Chicago Police Department 
13in 1955, starting out as a patrolman in the Burnside district 
14on the  South Side; he remained with the Department for 36 
15years, achieving the rank of Sergeant in 1965 and Lieutenant in 
161975; he was appointed Police Superintendent by the late Mayor 
17Harold Washington, becoming the second African-American to 
18serve in that position; he led the Department from 1987 until 
191992; he also worked for the Cook County Medical Examiner's 
20Office where he was Chief of Investigations; and
  
 
  
21    WHEREAS, LeRoy Martin enjoyed renovating the apartment 
22buildings he owned in his spare time and going out to eat with 
 
 
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1his Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity brothers; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, LeRoy Martin is survived by his wife, Constance; 
3his daughter, Dawn; and his sons, LeRoy Martin, Jr. and Ron 
4Martin; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
7we mourn the passing of LeRoy Martin, and extend our sincere 
8condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
9him; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of LeRoy Martin as an expression of our 
12deepest sympathy.