Full Text of SR0177 94th General Assembly
SR0177 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Detective Anthony Hosey of Plainfield, a | 3 |
| five-year veteran of the Illinois State University (ISU) Police | 4 |
| Department, died in an automobile accident April 25, 2005, | 5 |
| while heading home from an investigation; and
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| WHEREAS, Detective Hosey graduated from ISU with a B.A. in | 7 |
| Therapeutic Recreation Administration in 1992 and had played | 8 |
| football for the school; he was 37 years old; and
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| WHEREAS, He was appointed to the ISU Police Department in | 10 |
| July of 2000 and assigned to the Patrol Division; he
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| served with the Robbins Police Department and was a
graduate
of
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| the Cook County Sheriff's Police Academy; he was subsequently | 13 |
| assigned
to the ISU Police, Criminal Investigation
Division, | 14 |
| where
he was detailed to Task Force Six, a covert undercover | 15 |
| narcotics
suppression unit; and
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| WHEREAS, He had received two state meritorious service | 17 |
| medals, earning the Chief's Award of Merit in 2003 and 2004 for | 18 |
| his efforts in combating illegal drug sales; he was the first | 19 |
| ISU officer in more than two decades to win the award in | 20 |
| consecutive years; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police | 22 |
| and active member of Omega Psi Phi at Illinois State | 23 |
| University; and
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| WHEREAS, Detective Hosey will be remembered as a gentlemen,
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| a professional
in ever sense of the word, fearless on the job, | 26 |
| but also kind, gentle, and caring; he exemplified the highest | 27 |
| traditions of
the
police service; and
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| WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Shannon (nee | 29 |
| McGinnis); he was the father of four, son of Hattie Hosey and |
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| Henry Carr, brother of Vicky Hosey and Michael (Cherrice) | 2 |
| Hosey, uncle of many nieces and nephews, and nephew and cousin | 3 |
| of many; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with great | 6 |
| sadness the untimely loss of an exceptional public servant, | 7 |
| Detective Anthony Hosey, and recognize and honor his dedicated | 8 |
| service and ultimate sacrifice; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincerest | 11 |
| condolences.
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