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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to honor  Chicago Police Department 
4Probationary Officer Nicholas Picicci on the occasion of his 
5courageous actions in saving the life of a 62-year-old man in 
6Chicago; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, During his first day on the job, Officer Nicholas 
8Picicci was patrolling with Officer Robert Cavaiani near the 
9intersection of Belmont and Austin Avenues in Chicago on 
10November 8, 2015 when they got a call about a medical emergency 
11several blocks away; they raced to the 3100 block of North 
12Marmora Avenue, where they found a family performing CPR on a 
1362-year-old man on the floor of his bathroom; the man was 
14unresponsive, and the officers were unable to determine any 
15signs of life, a heartbeat, or breathing; 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 Nicholas Picicci 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 Probationary Officer Nicholas 
5Picicci for his courageous actions in saving the life of this 
6man and wish him great success and happiness in his future 
7endeavors; and be it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to Officer Nicholas Picicci as a symbol of our esteem 
10and respect.