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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chicago
4Police Officer Clifton Lewis, who was killed in the line of
5duty on December 29, 2011; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Officer Lewis was appointed to the Chicago Police
7Department on April 28, 2003 after serving as a member of
8Training Academy Class 03-03B; his assignments included
9working in the 8th District, 11th District, and the 15th
10District; he received numerous awards, including 4 Department
11Commendations, a Unit Meritorious Award, 70 Honorable
12Mentions, 2 Crime Reduction Awards, and 2 Complimentary
13Letters; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Clifton Lewis was born to Clifton Lewis and Maxine
15on May 5, 1970; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Clifton Lewis attended Bloom Township High
17School, graduating in 1987; while attending high school, he was
18a star on the school football team; he attended and graduated
19from Jackson State University in 1991; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Clifton Lewis attended United Baptist Church
21under the guidance of Reverend Dr. Wilson Daniels; he was the

 

 

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1proud father of Simone Lewis; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Clifton Lewis was engaged to Latrice Tucker on
3Christmas Day, December 25, 2010; he enjoyed basketball,
4football, and skating; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Officer Clifton Lewis is survived by his parents;
6his fiancee, Latrice Tucker; his child, Simone; and his
7sisters, Nicole Olloway, Matasha Lewis, and Lashana Lewis;
8therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we mourn, along with his family, friends, and the grateful
12people of the City of Chicago, the passing of Officer Clifton
13Lewis; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the family of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis
16as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.