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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois State Senate are
3 pleased to honor a fellow Senator who has made the decision to
4 retire from his work in the Illinois State Capitol; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid, a resident of Peoria,
6 Illinois was born on May 15, 1929 in Clinton, Iowa, the son of
7 Adiba and Phillip Shadid, who immigrated to the United States
8 from Lebanon ten years prior; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid, decided to dedicate his
10 life to public service in 1953 and was sworn in as a police
11 officer in the Peoria City Police Department at the age of 24;
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid, with a strong dedication
14 to his family became an advocate for children in need and by
15 1962 found himself President of the American-Syria Lebanon
16 Society, helping raise funds for the Peoria Association of
17 Retarded Children and the South Side Mission; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid's dedication was evident
19 as he worked to build a connection and positive relationship
20 between the police force and the community during his time as
21 President of the Police Benevolent Association; he was rewarded
22 for his efforts in 1968 when he was promoted as the head of the
23 Police Department's Juvenile Bureau, where he played an
24 instrumental role in making sure children at the Guardian Angel
25 Orphanage had presents at Christmas and the School Boys Patrol
26 was outfitted with belts, crossing flags, and raincoats; and
 
27     WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid, at the age of 41, was
28 named the Director of the Police Community Relations Unit by
29 Chief Allen Andrews, and in 1976 he was appointed to a two-year
30 term as Peoria County Sheriff, continuing to prove himself a

 

 

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1 man of leadership and integrity, and he was re-elected for four
2 consecutive terms; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid was humbly appointed on
4 May 13, 1993 to fill the vacancy of State Senator in the 46th
5 District, and after years of working to uphold the laws and
6 ideals of the community, he became a leader in working to shape
7 them; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid and his wife, Lorraine,
9 have two children, James and George Jr., who lost his battle
10 with cancer in February of 2005, and is grandfather to two
11 grandsons and two granddaughters; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid has ably served the
13 people of 46th Senate District for thirteen years after
14 devoting his life to the Peoria Police Department for 40 years;
15 therefore, be it
 
16     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
17 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate State
18 Senator George P. Shadid on his retirement after 53 years of
19 public service, that we wish him continued success in the
20 future, good health, and the best that life has to offer; and
21 we thank him for being a great colleague, friend, and Senator
22 that people could depend on to do the work of the people; and
23 be it further
 
24     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to Illinois State Senator George P. Shadid, along
26 with our sincere regards.