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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to honor Chicago Police Department Field
4Training Officer Robert Cavaiani on the occasion of his
5courageous actions in saving the life of a 62-year-old man in
6Chicago; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Officer Robert Cavaiani was patrolling with
8Officer Nicholas Picicci near the intersection of Belmont and
9Austin Avenues in Chicago on November 8, 2015 when they got a
10call about a medical emergency several blocks away; they raced
11to the 3100 block of North Marmora Avenue, where they found a
12family performing CPR on a 62-year-old man on the floor of his
13bathroom; the man was unresponsive, and the officers were
14unable to determine any signs of life, a heartbeat, or
15breathing; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Undeterred by the man's physical state, Officers
17Picicci and Cavaiani began performing CPR; after 5 minutes of
18CPR, the man's pulse returned; the Chicago Fire Department
19subsequently transported the man to the nearby Community First
20Medical Center; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The courage, dedication, and coolness under
22pressure exhibited by Officer Robert Cavaiani is worthy of the

 

 

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1greatest respect; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4honor Chicago Police Department Field Training Officer Robert
5Cavaiani for his courageous actions in saving the life of this
6man, wish him many happy and healthy years in his upcoming
7retirement, and wish him great success and happiness in his
8future endeavors; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Officer Robert Cavaiani as a symbol of our esteem
11and respect.