Full Text of HR0961 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Artis | 4 | | Yancey of Waukegan, who passed away on March 19, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Artis Yancey was born in Gary, Indiana on December | 6 | | 25, 1959 to Thomas and Lorenza Yancey; he graduated in 1978 | 7 | | from Waukegan High School and earned his bachelor's degree in | 8 | | general studies from Northeastern University and his master's | 9 | | degree in criminal social justice from Lewis University; he | 10 | | furthered his education with a certificate from the | 11 | | Northwestern Center for Public Safety and a certificate from | 12 | | the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive | 13 | | Education; he attended the Illinois Law Enforcement Training | 14 | | and Standards Board Executive Institute's Police Executive | 15 | | Role in the 21st Century program; he was a FBI National Academy | 16 | | Graduate in Quantico, Virginia and a Northwestern University | 17 | | Police Staff and Command Executive Management Graduate; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Artis Yancey served as a police officer for 21 | 19 | | years, which included stints as a detective, community police | 20 | | officer, supervisor of the detective bureau, deputy chief, and | 21 | | finally chief starting in January of 2009; he retired in July | 22 | | of 2010, and in March of 2011, he was appointed coroner; in | 23 | | April of 2013, he was elected Waukegan City Clerk; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2002, Artis Yancey was named "Officer of the | 2 | | Year" by the Exchange Club of Waukegan; he was a Lion's Club | 3 | | member, Community Action Project (CAP) of Waukegan member, and | 4 | | a Waukegan Township HBCU College Member; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Artis Yancey was preceded in death by his parents, | 6 | | a brother, Thomas (Florence Loriane) Yancey, Jr., and a sister, | 7 | | Joy Ann Green-Yancey; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Artis Yancey is survived by his wife, Tamara | 9 | | Yancey; his step-daughter, Kiesha; his children, Lauryn, | 10 | | Jordan, Delaney, and Delacey Yancey; his brother, Melvin | 11 | | (Phyllis) Yancey; his sisters, Margree (Randolph) Danner, | 12 | | Velvin Faye (Alvin) Harper and Ardene Yancey; Ossie Green, Sr.; | 13 | | his father-in-law, Coleman Moore; and a host of nieces, | 14 | | nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we mourn the passing of Artis Yancey, and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Artis Yancey as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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