Full Text of HR1486 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Ronald P. Cooley of | 4 | | Petersburg on the occasion of his retirement as Executive | 5 | | Director of the Illinois State Police Merit Board on December | 6 | | 31, 2016; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cooley has been called a Yankee Doodle, | 8 | | having been born on the Fourth of July; he attended St. Joseph | 9 | | Grade School in Pekin, where his mother was a teacher, and he | 10 | | graduated from Pekin High School; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cooley has been serving as Executive | 12 | | Director of the Illinois State Police Merit Board since January | 13 | | 1, 2008; as Executive Director, he demonstrated his unique | 14 | | abilities to transcend political philosophies for the | 15 | | betterment of all Illinois citizens; he was the driving force | 16 | | for the establishment of Public Act 97-1051 and the State | 17 | | Police Merit Board Public Safety Fund, a dedicated funding | 18 | | source for Illinois State Police cadet training so the | 19 | | department will be able to maintain staffing levels necessary | 20 | | for the safety of Illinois motorists; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cooley served as the Deputy Chief of Staff | 22 | | for Intergovernmental Operations under former Comptroller, |
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| 1 | | Dawn Clark Netsch, and as the Deputy Director for | 2 | | Intergovernmental Affairs under Secretary of State, Jesse | 3 | | White; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Ronald Cooley will | 5 | | continue to volunteer and serve his community with various | 6 | | organizations; he was instrumental in organizing the Secretary | 7 | | of State Annual Vehicle Show and Swap Meet and will remain | 8 | | interested in classic cars and antique tractors; he will | 9 | | continue volunteering at the Peoria Area Food Bank; he serves | 10 | | as President of the Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation | 11 | | and has made it his goal to fund and construct an Illinois | 12 | | State Police Memorial Park on South Sixth Street in | 13 | | Springfield, adjacent to the Illinois State Police | 14 | | headquarters; he will also continue serving on the Illinois | 15 | | State Fair Museum Foundation Board, a group dedicated to | 16 | | continuing the legacy of the Illinois State Fair, and the | 17 | | DuQuoin State Bank Board of Directors; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cooley is looking forward to spending more | 19 | | time with his family, including his wife, Linda Morris-Cooley, | 20 | | his children, Kristi, Michael, and Nick (Heather), and his | 21 | | grandchildren, Zabian, Sebastian, Julian, Mason, and | 22 | | AnnaBelle; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Cooley serves as a model of hard work, |
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| 1 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 2 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | congratulate Ronald P. Cooley on the occasion of his retirement | 6 | | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | 7 | | be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Ronald Cooley as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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