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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the passing of McHenry
4County Sheriff's Deputy Dwight Maness; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Deputy Maness served his country as a 20-year
6member of the United States Army Rangers, rising to the rank of
7Sergeant First Class and serving in combat during the first
8Gulf War; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Upon retiring from the Army, Deputy Maness was
10driven to continue protecting his community as a deputy in the
11McHenry County Sheriff's Department, where he served as a field
12training officer, a member of the SWAT team, and a first aid
13instructor; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Deputy Maness embodied the courage and
15selflessness of those who protect and serve our communities;
16responding to a report of a domestic incident in Holiday Hills,
17he was ambushed and shot 3 times in the back and leg by the
18suspect with a high-powered assault rifle; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Deputy Maness' heroism in the line of duty was
20recognized when he received a Purple Heart medal from the
21sheriff's department; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Despite severe injuries, Deputy Maness continued
2working to foster kinship within the local law enforcement
3community; although confined to a wheel chair, he spent his
4final birthday attending a vigil for fallen Fox Lake Police
5Lieutenant Joseph Gliniewicz; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Deputy Maness worked hard to overcome the severe
7injuries sustained in the attack in hopes of returning to
8active duty, but he passed too soon at the age of 47; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Deputy Maness will be remembered by the community
10he loved as one of the true heroes who walk among us; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Deputy Maness is survived by his wife Sue, with
12whom he would have celebrated 5 years of marriage this
13September; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16mourn the passing of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Dwight
17Maness, and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
18friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the family of Deputy Maness as an expression of

 

 

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1our deepest sympathy.