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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Timothy L. Dotson on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Police Department; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Timothy Dotson was born in Chicago to Leroy and | ||||||
7 | Ida Grace Dotson on June 5, 1966; he attended Frank L. | ||||||
8 | Gillespie Elementary School and Chicago Vocational Jr.
High | ||||||
9 | School, where he majored in commercial arts; he then enlisted | ||||||
10 | in the
United States Marine Corps; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Timothy Dotson married his high school | ||||||
12 | sweetheart,
Thaddy Jenise Dotson, and they had three children, | ||||||
13 | Timothy Jr., Tiffany, and
Troy; and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, Timothy Dotson served his country on active duty | ||||||
15 | in the Marine Corps
for approximately seven years; he served in | ||||||
16 | various capacities
including as a field artillery cannon crew | ||||||
17 | chief, a military policeman, and a cadre trainer; his military | ||||||
18 | service took him to numerous places, including California, | ||||||
19 | Okinawa, and
Seoul; it was his stint as a military policeman | ||||||
20 | that cultivated his
desire to work within the law enforcement | ||||||
21 | profession; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, While still on active duty with the Marines, | ||||||
2 | Timothy Dotson attended the Ventura County Police & Sheriff's | ||||||
3 | Academy; he graduated as the outstanding cadet of his class and | ||||||
4 | was hired as a reserve police officer for the beach front city | ||||||
5 | of Port Hueneme,
California; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, Upon conclusion of his active duty military | ||||||
7 | obligation, Timothy Dotson returned home to the
Chicago area | ||||||
8 | and worked as a firearms instructor for PBS, a private security | ||||||
9 | school; he was hired a short time later by the Chicago Transit | ||||||
10 | Authority as a bus operator, where he worked until the City of | ||||||
11 | Gary (Indiana) hired him as a
police officer; he attended the | ||||||
12 | Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfield, Indiana, where | ||||||
13 | he was named president of the class by his peers and Squad | ||||||
14 | Leader of
Class 94-117 by the academy staff; and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, As a Gary Police Officer, Timothy Dotson was | ||||||
16 | entrusted to work within the Public
Morals Bureau after only a | ||||||
17 | few short months on the job; he later worked on the Lake County | ||||||
18 | Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force or "Safe Streets", headed by | ||||||
19 | the Federal Bureau of Investigation; he was
recognized by the | ||||||
20 | Optimist Club of Hammond Indiana for his dedication to duty; he | ||||||
21 | was also
recognized by the Merrillville office of the FBI for | ||||||
22 | his role in Safe Street's achieving 500
arrests; and | ||||||
23 | WHEREAS, Timothy Dotson served the City of Gary Indiana for |
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1 | three years before moving back to
Chicago and accepting a | ||||||
2 | position with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District | ||||||
3 | Police, where he served for two years
before realizing his | ||||||
4 | dream of serving with the Chicago Police Department; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Timothy Dotson served the citizens of Chicago with | ||||||
6 | distinction; during his 20-year career, he worked in the Grand | ||||||
7 | Crossing Police District as a patrolman, field training | ||||||
8 | officer, tactical
officer, and gang enforcement officer; his | ||||||
9 | other assignments included special
operations and the training | ||||||
10 | academy; after 17 years of hard work and dedication, he
was | ||||||
11 | promoted to the rank of detective; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Timothy Dotson's first assignment was as a Special | ||||||
13 | Victim's Unit Detective; he
later worked within the Violent | ||||||
14 | Crimes Unit as a Homicide and General Investigation
Detective; | ||||||
15 | he completed both a Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement | ||||||
16 | Management and a Master of Science in Public Safety | ||||||
17 | Administration; and | ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, Timothy Dotson received numerous awards and | ||||||
19 | commendations, including two CPD Life Saving
Awards, three | ||||||
20 | departmental commendations, and over 70 departmental honorable
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21 | mentions; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Timothy Dotson has also been ordained as a gospel |
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1 | minister and has attained a master's degree in ministry from
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2 | the McCormick Theological Seminary; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | congratulate Timothy L. Dotson on his retirement from the | ||||||
6 | Chicago Police Department, and we wish him the best in all his | ||||||
7 | future endeavors; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to Timothy Dotson as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
10 | respect.
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