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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Captain Gerald Scott 
4Compton on the occasion of his retirement from the Illinois 
5State Police after over 26 years of dedicated service; and
  
 
  
6    WHEREAS, Captain Compton started his career with Cadet 
7Class 88 on June 25, 1990; upon graduation, he was assigned as 
8a Trooper to  District 14; he transferred to the Division of 
9Operations Intelligence Bureau on  April 15, 1995; he was 
10promoted to Sergeant on November 16, 1996 and to Master 
11Sergeant on October 1, 2001; while in the Division of 
12Operations, he spent time as the Southern Intelligence 
13Coordinator, Tactical Analysis Supervisor, Post Seizure 
14Analysis Supervisor, Staff Officer for the Division of 
15Operations, and with the criminal conspiracy unit;
he 
16transferred to the Division of Internal Investigations on 
17October 16, 2002; he was promoted to Lieutenant on October 1, 
182005; he transferred to the Office of the Director to serve as 
19the Public Information Officer on  February 1, 2007; he was 
20promoted to Captain on May 1, 2009; he transferred to District 
2118 Litchfield as the District Commander in 2011 and to District 
229 Springfield as the District Commander on
March 16, 2013; and
  
 
23    WHEREAS, Captain Compton served at the last four Illinois 
 
 
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1State Fairs; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Captain Compton received a Department Service 
3Ribbon for the Roby Ridge Incident in 1997; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Captain Compton is the son of Everett and Brenda 
5Compton of Nokomis; he is a
1984 graduate of Nokomis High 
6School and received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice 
7Sciences in 1988 from Illinois State University; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Captain Compton will spend time with his wife and 
9two children during retirement, which will become official on 
10January 1, 2017; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
12NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
13congratulate Captain Gerald Scott Compton on his retirement 
14from the Illinois State Police, and we wish him the best in all 
15his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Captain Compton as an expression of our esteem and 
18respect.