Full Text of HR0791 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Aurora Police Chief Greg | 4 | | Thomas on the occasion of his retirement on November 13, 2015; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Thomas began his Aurora police career as a | 7 | | cadet in 1978 and worked his way
through every rank; he was | 8 | | sworn in as a patrol officer in
1982 and was promoted to the | 9 | | rank of Sergeant in 1993, Lieutenant in 2003, Commander
in | 10 | | 2005, and Deputy Chief in 2007, ultimately reaching Chief of | 11 | | Police in 2008; under his leadership,
the city continued | 12 | | unprecedented decreases in crime, greatly reduced the number of
| 13 | | traffic crashes, and focused on intelligence-led and | 14 | | community-oriented policing; he
also oversaw the move into the | 15 | | state-of-the-art police headquarters, which included a new
| 16 | | digital radio system and 911 telephone system; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Chief Thomas excelled in most of the divisions of | 18 | | the police
department, including patrol, investigations, | 19 | | support services, the Special Response
Team, and many others; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chief Thomas has become known as a strong advocate | 22 | | for Aurora through his work with
several faith-based groups, |
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| 1 | | business agencies, and community organizations; he
recently | 2 | | resurrected "Aurora Cares", a collaborative group of various | 3 | | agencies working
together to reduce violence; he also sits on | 4 | | the board of the Aurora Human
Relations Commission; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chief Thomas received the Kendall County Medal of | 6 | | Valor and was named the Exchange
Club of Aurora's Police | 7 | | Officer of the Year in 2005; he was also nominated for Officer
| 8 | | of the Year in 1998 and has been the recipient of numerous | 9 | | department
commendations and letters of appreciation; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Chief Thomas was born in Aurora; he graduated from | 11 | | East Aurora High School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in
| 12 | | Criminal Justice from Lewis University and a Master of Business | 13 | | Arts from Aurora University; he
lives in Aurora with his wife, | 14 | | Julie, and has 3 adult children, Todd, LeighAnn,
and Alexis; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | congratulate Aurora Police Chief Greg Thomas on his retirement | 19 | | and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Chief Thomas as an expression of our esteem and |
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