Full Text of HR0879 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff David A. Snyders | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement as Stephenson County Sheriff | 5 | | on November 30, 2022; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has enjoyed a distinguished | 7 | | 44-year career in law enforcement, including 20 years with the | 8 | | City of Freeport Police Department from 1978 to 1998 serving | 9 | | in Patrol and Investigation and with the Freeport Park | 10 | | District Police during the same 20-year period serving in | 11 | | Patrol and then as chief; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders was a founding member of the | 13 | | Freeport Police and Stephenson County Emergency Response Team; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has served as Sheriff of | 16 | | Stephenson County for 24 years; he was first elected in 1998 | 17 | | and is the longest serving sheriff in the history of the | 18 | | county; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has been an active member of the | 20 | | National Sheriff's Association, the Illinois Sheriff's | 21 | | Association, and the FBI National Academy Associates; he |
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| 1 | | served in leadership positions with the Northwest Illinois Law | 2 | | Enforcement Executives Association, the Northern Illinois | 3 | | Sheriff's Association, the Northwest Criminal Justice | 4 | | Commission, and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System | 5 | | Executive Board; additionally, he was a member of the Law | 6 | | Enforcement Aviation Coalition Board; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Since 2002, Sheriff Snyders has proudly served as | 8 | | President of the Board of Directors for Tyler's Justice Center | 9 | | for Children, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to | 10 | | lessening the trauma of child victims by providing a | 11 | | sensitive, collaborative response to the investigation, | 12 | | prosecution, and treatment of child sexual abuse and serious | 13 | | physical abuse cases in Stephenson, Jo Daviess, and Carroll | 14 | | Counties; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders is a 1978 graduate of the Police | 16 | | Training Institute, a 1998 graduate of the Illinois Sheriffs | 17 | | Management Institute, a 2001 graduate of the National | 18 | | Sheriff's Institute, and a 2007 graduate of the FBI National | 19 | | Academy–229th Session; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has been a mentor to countless | 21 | | police officers and sheriff's deputies over the years and has | 22 | | set an exemplary standard of leadership and professionalism as | 23 | | a sheriff; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we commend Stephenson County Sheriff David A. Snyders on his | 4 | | distinguished 44-year career in law enforcement and wish him | 5 | | all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Sheriff Snyders as a symbol of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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