Full Text of SR0942 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 Fox Lake Police Department Lieutenant | 4 | | Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who passed away on September 1, | 5 | | 2015; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz was born on August 25, 1963 | 7 | | in Libertyville; his parents were Joseph and Debbie (nee | 8 | | McLean) Gliniewicz; he married Melodie Resetar on February 18, | 9 | | 1989; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz graduated from Antioch | 11 | | Community High School; he subsequently earned his bachelor's | 12 | | and master's degrees from Kaplan University; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz proudly served in the | 14 | | United States Army from 1981 to 2007; during his service, he | 15 | | earned numerous service awards, including the Meritorious | 16 | | Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army | 17 | | Achievement Medal, the Army Reserve Components Achievement | 18 | | Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Humanitarian | 19 | | Service Medal, the Basic Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault | 20 | | Badge, and the Drill Sergeant Badge; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz served on the Fox Lake |
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| 1 | | Police Department since 1985; he worked on many different | 2 | | assignments with the Department, including canine officer, | 3 | | field training officer, and member of the SWAT team; he was | 4 | | promoted to Sergeant before attaining the rank of Lieutenant; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz was a member of Fox Lake | 7 | | Police Explorer Post 300 and he became head of the post in | 8 | | 1987; he was dedicated to the training of people ages 14 to 21 | 9 | | to enter a career in law enforcement; he had huge success with | 10 | | the program, earning multiple awards and accolades in various | 11 | | State and national competitions; he implemented regional | 12 | | Explorer training events, including the Explorer SWAT Course, | 13 | | the Sniper Course, and the Explorer Basic Training Academy, and | 14 | | received international attention for all his hard work with the | 15 | | Post; during his time there, he saw hundreds of Explorers that | 16 | | he trained enter into law enforcement and military careers; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz was preceded in death by | 18 | | his father and his grandparents, Joe and Rosalie Gliniewicz; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Charles Gliniewicz is survived by his wife of | 21 | | 26 years, Mel; 4 sons, Joseph, Donald "D.J.", Jeffrey, and | 22 | | David; his mother; his stepmother, Lynn Gliniewicz; a brother, | 23 | | Michael; a half-brother, Donald (Debbie) Gliniewicz; 2 |
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| 1 | | stepbrothers, Eric and Shawn Gliniewicz; his many nieces and | 2 | | nephews; his mother-in-law, Terry (nee Otto) Resetar; a | 3 | | brother-in-law, William (Teresa) Resetar; and 2 | 4 | | sisters-in-law, Roxanne (Jimmy) Brown and Michelle McDowell; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 8 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Lieutenant Charles | 9 | | Joseph Gliniewicz; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the family of Lt. Charles Gliniewicz as an | 12 | | expression of our sympathy.
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