Full Text of HR0914 94th General Assembly
HR0914 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Citizens of our State who place themselves in | 3 |
| harm's way to protect the public are worthy of recognition; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Oak Lawn Police | 5 |
| Chief Robert V. Smith, Jr., is retiring from his position after | 6 |
| 32 years of protecting and serving the citizens of Oak Lawn; | 7 |
| his distinguished career has included countless successful law | 8 |
| enforcement operations that helped protect his community; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Smith, a fourth-generation police officer, | 10 |
| began his career with the Oak Lawn Police Department in 1974 as | 11 |
| a patrol officer; in the detective division from 1980 until | 12 |
| 2002, he served as acting sergeant, sergeant, lieutenant, and | 13 |
| as chief of detectives; he began his term as Chief of Police in | 14 |
| 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, He has earned many honors during his time on the | 16 |
| force, including a Citation of Merits from the V.F.W., the | 17 |
| Medal of Honor from the Cook County Sheriff, FBI Recognition, | 18 |
| the United States Secret Service Award, 23 Meritorious Service | 19 |
| Awards, 37 Department Honorable Mentions, the Police Officer of | 20 |
| the Year Award in 1982, and the Drug Enforcement Administrators | 21 |
| Award; and
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| WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the | 23 |
| United States Marine Corps from 1969 to 1971; he holds a | 24 |
| bachelor's degree in criminal social justice from Lewis | 25 |
| University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy; he | 26 |
| also has an Associate in Applied Science from Daley Community | 27 |
| College, and he attended Moraine Valley Community College as | 28 |
| well; he graduated from Bogan High School in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, His dedication and commitment of the full | 30 |
| resources of the Oak Lawn Police Department during the Jesse |
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| Quintanilla investigation in 1998 and the pseudoephedrine | 2 |
| investigations in 2001-2003 enabled the DEA, the U.S. | 3 |
| Attorney's Office, and other law enforcement agencies to | 4 |
| successfully investigate, prosecute, and convict many of the | 5 |
| area's most significant narcotic traffickers; he was | 6 |
| officially recognized by the DEA and by U.S. Attorney Patrick | 7 |
| J. Fitzgerald for his support of such investigations; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 |
| we congratulate Oak Lawn Police Chief Robert V. Smith, Jr., on | 12 |
| the occasion of his retirement, and we express our sincere | 13 |
| gratitude for his willingness to serve his community and our | 14 |
| State for the past 32 years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Chief Smith as an expression of our esteem and | 17 |
| with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.
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