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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Joseph Mendrick, who passed away on 
4September 5, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Joseph Mendrick was born in Chicago and raised in 
6Cicero, where he graduated from Morton High School East; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Joseph Mendrick served in the United States Army 
8as a military police officer from 1965 to 1966; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Joseph Mendrick earned an associate's degree from 
10Triton College and a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from 
11Aurora University; he also received a diploma in traffic police 
12administration from Northwestern University and was a graduate 
13of the FBI law enforcement executive training session in 
14Quantico, Virginia; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Joseph Mendrick began his 35-year career with the 
16Oak Park Police Department in 1967 as a patrol officer; in the 
171970s, he became a detective and earned several promotions 
18before serving twice as acting chief in the 1980s; as he rose 
19through the ranks, he saw how the lack of diversity within the 
20department made policing a diverse community more difficult; 
21after becoming police chief in 1991, he launched community 
 
 
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1policing in the village, brought police officers into the west 
2suburb's schools for the first time, and made his force more 
3racially diverse; he retired as chief in 2001; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Joseph Mendrick is survived by his wife of 46 
5years, Nanette; his sons, Bill and James Joseph; his brother, 
6Edward; and five grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
9family and friends, mourn the passing of Joseph Mendrick; and 
10be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the family of Joseph Mendrick as an expression of 
13our sympathy.