Full Text of HR0720 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives would like to congratulate Lieutenant Colonel | 4 | | Terry Lemming on his much deserved and earned retirement from | 5 | | the Illinois State Police on December 31, 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Terry Lemming began his career with the | 7 | | Illinois State Police with his appointment to Cadet Class #84 | 8 | | on August 21, 1989; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from the academy, Lt. Col. Terry | 10 | | Lemming was assigned to District 15 patrol; in December of | 11 | | 1992, he was promoted to the rank of Special Agent with an | 12 | | assignment to the Division of Criminal Investigation; he later | 13 | | transferred to the General Investigation division in District | 14 | | 21; in August of 1997, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant; | 15 | | in July of 1998, he was transferred to District 2 | 16 | | investigations and assigned to the DuPage County Metropolitan | 17 | | Enforcement Group; in May of 1999, he was transferred to the | 18 | | Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group; in August of 1999, | 19 | | he was promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant and became | 20 | | Commander of Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, where | 21 | | he served for several years; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, In October of 2005, Lt. Col. Terry Lemming was |
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| 1 | | promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and appointed to serve as a | 2 | | Statewide Drug and Gun Enforcement Coordinator; in 2008, he was | 3 | | promoted to the rank of Captain and became an Investigative | 4 | | Zone 1 Commander; he was later appointed to serve as a Region | 5 | | II Commander; in 2009, he attended the Federal Bureau of | 6 | | Investigation's National Academy and was appointed to serve as | 7 | | a Region I Commander; as Region I Commander and vice-chairman | 8 | | of transportation during the Chicago NATO Summit in May 2012, | 9 | | he was responsible for 700 State policemen and the protection | 10 | | of world dignitaries attending the Chicago NATO Summit; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, On July 1, 2012, Lt. Col. Terry Lemming was | 12 | | appointed to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel within the Division | 13 | | of Operations, where he has overseen field operations for the | 14 | | Illinois State Police, including all 21 patrol districts and 7 | 15 | | investigative zones; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In October of 2011, Lt. Col. Terry Lemming was | 17 | | honored by Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy for his | 18 | | actions while off-duty; while working a secondary job at a | 19 | | residential treatment center, he saved the life of a distraught | 20 | | patient who attempted to drown herself in a nearby retention | 21 | | pond; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Prior to joining the Illinois State Police, Lt. | 23 | | Col. Terry Lemming served as a police officer in Western |
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| 1 | | Springs - Burbank; he earned a Master of Arts in Law | 2 | | Enforcement Administration from Western Illinois University; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Terry Lemming served as an advocate for | 5 | | the safety of undercover drug officers through his work on | 6 | | Public Act 97-0846, which gives undercover drug officers the | 7 | | ability to eavesdrop on drug investigations with approval of | 8 | | the State's Attorney; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Col. Terry Lemming will undoubtedly enjoy his | 10 | | retirement by spending time with his family, including his | 11 | | wife, Cammie, his sons, Luke, Matt, and Jake, and his daughter, | 12 | | Holly, and by enjoying his avid interest of building | 13 | | motorcycles; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Terry Lemming on his | 17 | | outstanding career and his much deserved retirement; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Lt. Col. Terry Lemming as a symbol of our respect | 21 | | and esteem.
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