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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Marty Gainer on the
4occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Police Department;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Marty Gainer earned his bachelor's degree in
7criminal/social justice from Lewis University and his MBA from
8St. Xavier University; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Marty Gainer served in the United States Army for
103 years; he subsequently worked as a truck driver, worked in a
11warehouse, worked at a meat packing company, and worked in a
12police garage in the Chicago Police Department's motor
13maintenance unit at 51st Street and Wentworth Avenue before
14entering the police academy in 1985; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Marty Gainer has had a long and distinguished
16career as a police officer; he worked in the 21st, 4th, and
1722nd Districts and served in the Department's Organized Crime
18Unit from 1991 to 2007; he worked on a DEA taskforce and the
19Department's Intelligence Section and Technical Services Unit
20investigating narcotics and violent crimes; in 2003, he was
21promoted to the rank of sergeant; in 2007, was reunited with
22the 22nd District as a beat team sergeant, coordinating

 

 

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1neighborhood CAPS meetings; in May of 2009, he replaced Sgt.
2Mike Casey to become community relations sergeant; he also
3worked as a liaison between the police and community groups to
4handle events like the Beverly Breast Cancer Walk and Ridge
5Run; and
 
6    WHEREAS, There has been at least one member of the Gainer
7family serving in the Chicago Police Department since 1907,
8when Gainer's grandfather, William A. Gainer, joined the force;
9his older brothers, Jim, Tim, Terry, and Jack, are all former
10Chicago police officers as well; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Marty Gainer is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs;
12because of this, Marty's nephew, Tim, and his 3 daughters have
13become avid Cubs fans also; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Marty Gainer plans to spend his retirement
15teaching criminal justice courses online for Kaplan University
16and spending with his family, including his wife, Marianne, and
17his daughters, Courtney, Elizabeth, and Kerri; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20congratulate Marty Gainer on the occasion of his retirement and
21wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
22further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Marty Gainer as a symbol of our esteem and
3respect.