Full Text of HR0349 94th General Assembly
HR0349 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Officer Steven Zourkas, a five-year veteran of the | 3 |
| Niles Police Department, died April 8, 2005, in the line of | 4 |
| duty while responding to a call; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born July 18, 1971, and joined the Niles | 6 |
| Police Department on May 7, 2001; he was well-liked and | 7 |
| respected by his fellow employees and his peers, and he was a | 8 |
| hard worker who was dedicated to the police department and the | 9 |
| work it entailed; and
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| WHEREAS, His many accolades during his career with the | 11 |
| Niles Police Department include a Distinguished Duty Award | 12 |
| presented on April 23, 2002, for administering CPR to a Niles | 13 |
| resident; he was the first responder to the scene and found the | 14 |
| victim in cardiac arrest; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2003 and 2004, Officer Zourkas received | 16 |
| recognition from the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists | 17 |
| for being a lead officer in the number of DUI's written in the | 18 |
| Village of Niles; and
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| WHEREAS, On March 22, 2005, he received a Department | 20 |
| Commendation for an arrest he made while on patrol; he observed | 21 |
| a suspicious vehicle parked near two tow trucks; the offender | 22 |
| had just robbed the trucks and was responsible for another | 23 |
| burglary being investigated by another police department; and
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| WHEREAS, Along with being trained in Breath Alcohol Testing | 25 |
| and Unified Statewide Anti-Terrorism, Officer Zourkas was an | 26 |
| evidence technician with the Niles Police Department and a | 27 |
| forensic specialist with the North Regional Major Crimes Task | 28 |
| Force; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a highly regarded police officer; in |
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| addition to these highlights, there are many letters and memos | 2 |
| from citizens and commanding officers praising his | 3 |
| thoroughness, kindness, and good work; and
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| WHEREAS, Officer Zourkas always had a smile and was proud | 5 |
| of his family and his job; the people who knew him, especially | 6 |
| his friends and fellow officers on the midnight shift, will | 7 |
| miss him; and
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| WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Ivy, and sons, John | 9 |
| and Andrew; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we express our deepest regret at the passing of Niles police | 13 |
| officer Steven Zourkas and extend to his family, friends, and | 14 |
| the Niles Police Department our most sincere condolences; and | 15 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our utmost | 18 |
| sympathy.
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