Full Text of HR1124 93rd General Assembly
HR1124 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Captain Francis | 4 |
| "Fran" McCarthy on the occasion of his retirement after 32 | 5 |
| years of service with the Chicago Police Department; and
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| WHEREAS, Fran was first appointed on November 20, 1972 with | 7 |
| Star #7663; he was assigned to the 6th Police District upon | 8 |
| graduation from the police academy and then to R & D; he was | 9 |
| promoted to Sergeant on April 1, 1981 with Star #769 and | 10 |
| assigned to Traffic; he was then promoted to Lieutenant in the | 11 |
| 7th Police District with Star #555; and
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| WHEREAS, In July 1991, Fran was assigned to the 9th Police | 13 |
| District; he served as a Tactical Lieutenant from March 31, | 14 |
| 1994 until 2000 after getting Molloy dumped to the Detective | 15 |
| Division; as a Tactical Lieutenant he helped restore safety in | 16 |
| the gang-infested community by instilling fear to gang members | 17 |
| and being tough on crime; he was assigned to the Special | 18 |
| Functions Group; and
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| WHEREAS, Fran was promoted to Captain on December 28, 2000 | 20 |
| with Star #55 and was assigned to the 21st Police District; he | 21 |
| retired on May 15, 2004, when he gave his last roll call in the | 22 |
| company of his wife, children, parents, and many friends and | 23 |
| family; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure with the Chicago Police | 25 |
| Department, Captain McCarthy was the recipient of several | 26 |
| commendations, including one Superintendent Award of Merit, | 27 |
| one Special Commendation, two Department Commendations, 30 | 28 |
| Honorable Mentions, and 10 Complimentary Letters; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain McCarthy is loved, respected, and revered | 30 |
| by the members of the 21st District, where he will be severely |
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| missed by them and all who served with and under his direction; | 2 |
| he will be honored at a retirement celebration on July 15, | 3 |
| 2004; therefore, be it | 4 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| congratulate Captain Francis "Fran" McCarthy on the occasion of | 7 |
| his retirement from the Chicago Police Department after 32 | 8 |
| years of service; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Captain McCarthy as an expression of our sincerest | 11 |
| respect and esteem and with our many thanks for his devotion to | 12 |
| the safety of the citizens of Chicago for so many years.
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