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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Officer Steven Zourkas, a five-year veteran of the
3 Niles Police Department, died April 8, 2005, in the line of
4 duty while responding to a call; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born July 18, 1971, and joined the Niles
6 Police Department on May 7, 2001; he was well-liked and
7 respected by his fellow employees and his peers, and he was a
8 hard worker who was dedicated to the police department and the
9 work it entailed; and
 
10     WHEREAS, His many accolades during his career with the
11 Niles Police Department include a Distinguished Duty Award
12 presented on April 23, 2002, for administering CPR to a Niles
13 resident; he was the first responder to the scene and found the
14 victim in cardiac arrest; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 2003 and 2004, Officer Zourkas received
16 recognition from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists
17 for being a lead officer in the number of DUI's written in the
18 Village of Niles; and
 
19     WHEREAS, On March 22, 2005, he received a Department
20 Commendation for an arrest he made while on patrol; he observed
21 a suspicious vehicle parked near two tow trucks; the offender
22 had just robbed the trucks and was responsible for another
23 burglary being investigated by another police department; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Along with being trained in Breath Alcohol Testing
25 and Unified Statewide Anti-Terrorism, Officer Zourkas was an
26 evidence technician with the Niles Police Department and a
27 forensic specialist with the North Regional Major Crimes Task
28 Force; and
 
29     WHEREAS, He was a highly regarded police officer; in

 

 

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1 addition to these highlights, there are many letters and memos
2 from citizens and commanding officers praising his
3 thoroughness, kindness, and good work; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Officer Zourkas always had a smile and was proud
5 of his family and his job; the people who knew him, especially
6 his friends and fellow officers on the midnight shift, will
7 miss him; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Ivy, and sons, John
9 and Andrew; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 we express our deepest regret at the passing of Niles police
13 officer Steven Zourkas and extend to his family, friends, and
14 the Niles Police Department our most sincere condolences; and
15 be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to his family as an expression of our utmost
18 sympathy.