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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Oak Brook Police
4 Chief Allen Pisarek on the occasion of his retirement after 30
5 years of service with the Oak Brook Police Department; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Chief Pisarek was born on June 8, 1947, in
7 Chicago; he attended St. Rita High School, graduating in 1965;
8 he holds an an associate's degree from the College of DuPage, a
9 B.A. with honors from Elmhurst College, and an M.S. degree from
10 Lewis University; he valiantly served his country in the U.S.
11 Army from 1966 to 1968 and was a decorated staff sergeant; he
12 served in Vietnam and among his honors was a Purple Heart; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Chief Pisarek graduated from the police academy in
14 Champaign in 1974; he received additional training at Elmhurst
15 College, Northwestern University, from the Illinois Training
16 Board, and the Police Executive Research Forum; he was the 18th
17 police chief in the State of Illinois to be awarded Police
18 Chief Certification by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of
19 Police; in 2000, he received the Public Safety Executive
20 Leadership Award from the Northwestern University Center for
21 Public Safety; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Chief Pisarek began his career in Oak Brook in
23 1974, gaining a promotion to sergeant in 1981, and becoming
24 lieutenant in 1987; he has been the Chief of Police since
25 October of 1997; and
 
26     WHEREAS, Chief Pisarek is known for his work ethic and his
27 integrity; he was instrumental in the planning for a remodeled
28 police department, supervised the creation of a new traffic
29 unit to strengthen Oak Brook's community policing efforts, and
30 played a part in the conclusion of a contract stalemate with
31 the union representing the department's officers; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Chief Pisarek is married to Nancy; therefore, be
2 it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 congratulate Oak Brook Police Chief Allen Pisarek on the
6 occasion of his retirement; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Chief Allen Pisarek as an expression of our
9 respect and esteem.