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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Carl J. Alexander, former police chief | ||||||
4 | of the City of Danville, who passed away on March 22, 2024; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Chief Alexander was born on June 8, 1945; he | ||||||
6 | attended Danville schools; he enlisted in the U.S. Army, | ||||||
7 | serving in Korea, Vietnam, and Germany for more than eight | ||||||
8 | years; he married Patricia Coleman; he later married Janet | ||||||
9 | Williams in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 9, 1995; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, Chief Alexander joined the Metropolitan Police | ||||||
11 | Department in Washington, D.C. in 1969, serving as an officer | ||||||
12 | for more than 22 years before retiring in October 1991; he | ||||||
13 | assumed duties as chief of police with the U.S. Department of | ||||||
14 | Veterans Affairs (VA) in Danville in May 1992, managing the | ||||||
15 | police and security forces for three VA outpatient clinics in | ||||||
16 | central Illinois; and | ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, Chief Alexander began serving as chief of police | ||||||
18 | for the City of Danville in 1999; under his leadership, the | ||||||
19 | Danville Police Department developed a strategic plan and | ||||||
20 | mission statement for the future development of the department | ||||||
21 | that remains the backbone for community policing in Danville; | ||||||
22 | he was appointed the first public safety director of Danville |
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1 | in 2004; he retired from public service in 2007; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, Chief Alexander served on several community | ||||||
3 | boards, including the Danville Housing Authority Board and the | ||||||
4 | Boys and Girls Club of Danville, where he also served weekly as | ||||||
5 | a mentor; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, Chief Alexander was preceded in death by his | ||||||
7 | parents, Flossie Alexander and Robert Hillsman Sr.; his | ||||||
8 | siblings, Fayette Keys, Saundra Hundley, Robert Hillsman Jr., | ||||||
9 | and Collette Hillsman; and his grandparents; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, Chief Alexander is survived by his wife, Janet | ||||||
11 | Alexander; his children, Carla Alexander, Monica Williams, | ||||||
12 | Elliott Abram, and Tim Abram; his sister, Francine (Ernest) | ||||||
13 | Blanden; and his grandchildren, Ajani Young, Anya Young, | ||||||
14 | Mackenzie Smith, and Ielle Abram; therefore, be it | ||||||
15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | Carl J. Alexander, former police chief of the City of | ||||||
18 | Danville, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
19 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further | ||||||
20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Chief Alexander as an expression of |
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1 | our deepest sympathy. |