Full Text of SR0404 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of retired Shorewood Chief of Police | 4 | | Robert "Bob" Paul Puleo, who passed away on June 4, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Puleo was born to Paul and Mildred (Perino) | 6 | | Puleo in Joliet on June 8, 1948; he was raised in the Church of | 7 | | St. Anthony, graduated from Joliet Catholic High in 1966, and | 8 | | received his bachelor's degree in Business Management from | 9 | | Lewis University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Puleo began his career in the banking | 11 | | industry before joining the Shorewood Police Department part | 12 | | time; he later joined the Crest Hill Police Department for | 13 | | five years as a full-time police officer; in 1984, he was hired | 14 | | full time by the Shorewood Police Department, where he served | 15 | | as a patrolman, sergeant, and lieutenant; in 1994, he was | 16 | | named Chief of Police and held that position for 17 years until | 17 | | his retirement in 2011; during his time as chief, he initiated | 18 | | many new programs for the benefit of his department and his | 19 | | community, including a police chaplain program, a bike patrol, | 20 | | a community policing program, the citizen's police academy, a | 21 | | special needs registry, a neighborhood watch, programs geared | 22 | | to the needs of senior citizens, and others; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bob Puleo's professional accomplishments included | 2 | | serving as training officer, public information officer, crime | 3 | | prevention officer, and as the Shorewood Police Department's | 4 | | DARE officer; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Puleo's professional memberships included the | 6 | | Illinois Association of the Chiefs of Police and the Will | 7 | | County Association of Chiefs of Police, where he served as | 8 | | president in 1999; he served the law enforcement community in | 9 | | a number of other capacities with the Tri River Police | 10 | | Training Region Advisory Board, the Western Will County | 11 | | Communications Center (WESCOM) Chief's Advisory Board, the | 12 | | Will County Emergency Telephone Safety Board, and the Suburban | 13 | | Law Enforcement Academy Advisory Board; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Bob Puleo participated actively in his community | 15 | | as a member of the Moran A. C., Joliet Elks Lodge #296, and the | 16 | | American Italian Cultural Society, where he served as a member | 17 | | of the board; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Bob Puleo was a beloved husband, father, and | 19 | | grandfather who will be remembered for his patience in | 20 | | teaching, playing games, and taking time to be a part of his | 21 | | grandchildren's lives; he loved to fish with his sons and | 22 | | grandchildren and considered his summer cottage in Michigan | 23 | | his dream home; he was enormously proud to have his private |
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| 1 | | pilot's license and had a passion for cooking; he was a | 2 | | talented rhythm guitar player and guitar instructor who had | 3 | | been a member of the bands the Knights and the Intrigues in his | 4 | | youth; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Puleo was preceded in death by his parents; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bob Puleo is survived by his beloved wife of 49 | 8 | | years, Cindy (Offerman) Puleo; his three children, Robert Paul | 9 | | (Kelli) Puleo Jr., Anthony (Kendra) Puleo, and Gina (Zachery) | 10 | | Meister; his eleven grandchildren, Karli, Angelina, Dominic, | 11 | | Giovanni, Reese, Delaney, Emmie, and Anthony Puleo, and | 12 | | Giuliana, Luke, and Rowan Meister; his one sister, Virginia | 13 | | (Gerald) Pasteris; his one brother, Paul (Mary) Puleo; his | 14 | | several nieces and nephews; and his two beloved dogs who were | 15 | | his shadows, Gabby and Finney; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 18 | | retired Shorewood Chief of Police Robert "Bob" Paul Puleo and | 19 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 20 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Bob Puleo as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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