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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.