Full Text of HR0364 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
Joseph H. Florip | 4 | | for 20 years of service with the Waukegan Police Department and | 5 | | the City of
Waukegan; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Commander Florip has been a part of law | 7 | | enforcement for over 20 years,
including 14 years as an active | 8 | | supervisor of multiple units; he has leadership experience in
| 9 | | various sectors of the Waukegan Police Department, including | 10 | | the Patrol Division, Internal
Affairs, and Community Services; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Commander Florip is a proud member of Zion-Benton | 13 | | Township High School's
graduating class of 1991; he received | 14 | | his Bachelor of Science in Political Science and
Criminal | 15 | | Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and earned his | 16 | | Masters of Public
Administration from Roosevelt University in | 17 | | Chicago; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Commander Florip began his career in law | 19 | | enforcement in September of 1991 as a
Narcotics Investigator in | 20 | | the Lake Winnebago Metropolitan Enforcement Group in Oshkosh,
| 21 | | Wisconsin; on May 22, 1995, he returned to the State of | 22 | | Illinois to begin his tenure with the
Waukegan Police |
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| 1 | | Department; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Commander Florip has progressed | 3 | | through the ranks of law
enforcement, serving in different | 4 | | capacities, including Patrol Division Supervisor, Supervisor | 5 | | of
the Community Services Division, Neighborhood Enforcement | 6 | | Team, Gang and Drug Unit,
Sergeant of Police, Lieutenant of | 7 | | Police, and Commander of the Office of Professional Standards; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Commander Florip has successfully completed | 10 | | various programs and gained
essential certification | 11 | | experience, including: the Media School Training from
the | 12 | | College of DuPage; the Narcotics Officers School in St. Paul, | 13 | | Minnesota; the 400-Hour Basic
Law Enforcement Academy offered | 14 | | through the Illinois Police Officer Certification; the 80-Hour
| 15 | | Drug Enforcement Administration Training; the Asset Forfeiture | 16 | | Training; the Illinois Police
Mountain Bike Certification; and | 17 | | the Chicago and Suburban Police Violence Reduction
Initiative; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Commander Florip is credited with designing and | 20 | | implementing the
curriculum utilized by the Citizens Police | 21 | | Academy; he has been awarded numerous
recognitions, including | 22 | | the 2009 Waukegan Exchange Club Supervisor of the Year; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, For as much passion as Commander Florip has | 2 | | demonstrated throughout his
extensive career in law | 3 | | enforcement, he reserves the warmest and sincerest regards for | 4 | | his
beloved family: his wife, Mandi, and their 3 children; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Commander Florip has been a resident of Lake | 6 | | County since 1979; he enjoys
spending his leisure motorcycle | 7 | | riding with his wife and vacationing in their cabin in | 8 | | Michigan; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Commander Florip has been a most remarkable member | 10 | | of the Waukegan
community, who day-in and day-out provides a | 11 | | valuable, selfless service to the residents of
Lake County; his | 12 | | unbridled commitment to the protection and reverence for the | 13 | | law is as fervent
today as ever; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | recognize Commander Joseph H. Florip for his accomplishments | 17 | | and wish him continued success as Commander of Police; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Commander Florip as a
symbol of our utmost respect | 21 | | and esteem.
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