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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Sergeant Keith Walthall 
4on the occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Police 
5Department on July 15, 2015; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Sgt. Walthall served as a Sergeant and supervisor 
7for the Chicago Police Department officers assigned to the 
8Office of the Mayor and the Chicago City Council; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Sgt. Walthall began his career with the Chicago 
10Police Department as a patrolman in 1985, serving the 5th 
11District; he then moved to the 22nd District, where he ran one 
12of the most successful youth Explorer's program in the city; in 
131998, he was selected to Mayor Richard M. Daley's personal 
14security detail; and
  
 
  
15    WHEREAS, Sgt. Walthall is a role model for the young women 
16and men in the City of Chicago, such as his son, Michael, who 
17has proudly followed his father's path and serves as an officer 
18in the Chicago Police Department, and his grandson, Jaylen 
19Walthall; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Sgt. Walthall has served for over 30 years with 
21distinction, loyalty, and the admiration and respect of his 
 
 
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1fellow officers; therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
3NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
4congratulate Sergeant Keith Walthall on his retirement from the 
5Chicago Police Department and we wish him the best in all his 
6future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to          Sgt. Walthall as an expression of our esteem and 
9respect.