Full Text of HR1053 096th General Assembly
HR1053 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dennis Schmidt on | 4 |
| the occasion of the conclusion of his 35-year career as Police | 5 |
| Chief of the Montgomery Police Department and for his new | 6 |
| career as manager of Waubonsee Community College's driver | 7 |
| safety program; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt is a native of Aurora; he earned | 9 |
| his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Aurora | 10 |
| University in May of 1983; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt began his career with the | 12 |
| Montgomery Police Department in April of 1974, when he was | 13 |
| hired as a patrol officer upon his discharge from the U.S. | 14 |
| Army, where he had served as a medic; in 1978, he attained the | 15 |
| rank of sergeant; in September of 1981, he was appointed to | 16 |
| serve as police chief by the late Village President Stu | 17 |
| Johnson; and
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| WHEREAS, During Dennis Schmidt's tenure, the Montgomery | 19 |
| Police Department saw a period of steady growth, especially | 20 |
| over the past decade; to accommodate the village's growing | 21 |
| police department, Mr. Schmidt played a key role in the | 22 |
| planning for a new police station on U.S. Route 30 at Griffin |
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| Drive; the facility, which was designed and sized to | 2 |
| accommodate the village's future population growth, was | 3 |
| dedicated in 2005; he has also served admirably as a leader | 4 |
| during numerous emergencies in Montgomery, including the | 5 |
| floods in the Parkview Estates Subdivision in 1972, 1983, and | 6 |
| 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt has been involved with numerous | 8 |
| activities and fundraisers, including the Kane County Police | 9 |
| Officer of the Year Banquet and Awards Ceremony, the Montgomery | 10 |
| Festival, the Kane County 911 Board, and numerous charitable | 11 |
| events and church activities; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Montgomery | 13 |
| Police Department, Dennis Schmidt will serve as manager of the | 14 |
| driver safety program at Waubonsee Community College, where his | 15 |
| inspired leadership and experience will benefit the many | 16 |
| instructors and students under his wing; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt serves as a model of hard work, | 18 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 19 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| congratulate and thank Dennis Schmidt for his many years of |
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| dedicated service with the Montgomery Police Department and | 2 |
| wish him continued success in his new career; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to Dennis Schmidt as a symbol of our esteem and | 5 |
| respect.
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