HR1012 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Carl D. Gutierrez on the occasion of his retirement after 28 years of service with the Illinois State Police; and

WHEREAS, Carl Gutierrez began his Illinois State Police career as a trooper with the District 5 State Police in Joliet in 1984; and

WHEREAS, In 1989, Carl Gutierrez transferred to the Illinois State Police Executive Security Unit, where he performed protection duties for various elected Illinois constitutional officers, including former Governor James R. Thompson, former Secretary of State Jim Edgar, former Attorney General Jim Ryan, former Comptroller Loleta Didrickson, and former Lieutenant Governor Corinne Wood; and

WHEREAS, While serving with the Illinois State Police Executive Security Unit, Carl Gutierrez held the position of Sergeant; he was later promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant; and

WHEREAS, Carl Gutierrez served as a squad supervisor for the Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigations from 2002 to 2003; and

WHEREAS, In 2003, Carl Gutierrez was promoted to Lieutenant; that same year, he joined the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Chicago, where he served as the Northern Supervisor for Counter Terrorism Operations until his retirement on April 1, 2012; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Carl D. Gutierrez on the occasion of his retirement, thank him for his many years of distinguished service in law enforcement, and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Carl D. Gutierrez and his family as a symbol of our respect and esteem.