Full Text of HR0531 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lynwood Police | 4 | | Department Deputy Chief Greg Szymanski on the occasion of his | 5 | | retirement on August 26, 2011, after 29 years of dedicated | 6 | | service in law enforcement; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Greg Szymanski began his career in law enforcement | 8 | | in 1972 as a radio operator in Glenwood; after becoming a | 9 | | part-time police officer in East Hazel Crest in 1974, he was | 10 | | hired to serve full-time in 1975; he was subsequently promoted | 11 | | to the rank of sergeant in 1976; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Greg Szymanski was hired by the Lynwood Police | 13 | | Department on December 11, 1978; after being promoted to the | 14 | | rank of sergeant in 1982, he became the Chief of Police in | 15 | | Lynwood in 1983; he served in that position until 1991; he | 16 | | eventually retired as Lynwood's Deputy Chief of Police and head | 17 | | of the joint dispatch center that serves East Hazel Crest, | 18 | | Lynwood, and Thornton; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Greg Szymanski was instrumental in the creation of | 20 | | the Joint Dispatch Center at the Lynwood Police Department; he | 21 | | is also recognized as a leader in the South Suburbs in the | 22 | | telecommunications field; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Greg Szymanski was a graduate of the 158th session | 2 | | of the FBI National Academy; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Greg Szymanski was one of the founding board | 4 | | members of the South Suburban Emergency Response Team; he also | 5 | | served on the Executive Board of South Suburban Association of | 6 | | Chiefs and on various committees, including the Executive | 7 | | Development Conference Committee; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Greg Szymanski and his wife, Christine, reside in | 9 | | Beecher, where he also serves as a village trustee; his son, | 10 | | David, serves as an officer with the Joliet Police Department | 11 | | and his daughter, Kathryn, is currently attending chef's school | 12 | | at Louis University in Joliet; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate Greg Szymanski on the occasion of his | 16 | | retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement | 17 | | years; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Greg Szymanski as a symbol of our esteem and | 20 | | respect.
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