Full Text of SR0870 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Stephen F. Esslinger of Elmwood, who | 4 | | passed away on August 11, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Esslinger was born in Washington on August | 6 | | 9, 1946 to Russell M. and Neva Lichtenberger; he married Bonnie | 7 | | Frazelle on May 14, 1966 in Lewistown; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Esslinger worked as a police officer for | 9 | | the City of Peoria; "Essy", as he became known in the | 10 | | department, was hired by the City of Peoria Police Department | 11 | | in November of 1971; he was chosen as a field training officer, | 12 | | bearing the responsibility for training newly hired police | 13 | | officers; he continued to serve in this capacity until his | 14 | | promotion to the rank of Sergeant in 1983; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, As a Sergeant, Stephen Esslinger supervised the | 16 | | Communication Dispatch and Information Center, Third Shift | 17 | | Patrol, and the Special Investigations Division; he was | 18 | | promoted to Lieutenant in 1993 and graduated from the | 19 | | Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command; | 20 | | during his time as a Lieutenant, he served as commander of | 21 | | several divisions, including Third Shift Patrol, Juvenile, | 22 | | Criminal Investigations, and Special Investigations; he was |
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| 1 | | appointed captain on June 6, 1999 and was the commander of The | 2 | | Uniformed Services Division, the largest division of the police | 3 | | department, until his retirement on March 20, 2003; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Esslinger was preceded in death by his | 5 | | parents; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Esslinger is survived by his wife, Bonnie; | 7 | | his 3 children, Dawn (Mike) Carter, Tonya (Mike) Doty, and | 8 | | Heather (Lendsy) Gaiter; his 9 grandchildren, Brittany, | 9 | | Alexus, Ashlee, Kevin, Trever, Zach, Uniquek, Ellaina, and | 10 | | Sierra; his 3 great-grandchildren, Aniyah, Nevaeh, and Kiyan; | 11 | | his sister, Camille (John) Gibson; his sister-in-law, Jeri | 12 | | (Butch) Guenther; and his 2 nephews, Eric (Michelle) Guenther | 13 | | and Shawn (Abby) Guenther; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Stephen F. Esslinger, and extend our sincere condolences to his | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Stephen Esslinger as an expression | 21 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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