Full Text of HR1145 094th General Assembly
HR1145 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Harold A. Spence III was born on March 4, 1953 in | 3 |
| Stubenville, Ohio; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Spence graduated from Eureka High School in | 5 |
| 1971 and from Illinois Central College in 1979 with degrees in | 6 |
| Police Science and Arts and Science; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Spence served as a police officer for the City | 8 |
| of Eureka for 2 years; and
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| WHEREAS, He joined the Illinois State Police as a cadet in | 10 |
| May of 1980 and was assigned to District 10 in Champaign after | 11 |
| graduation from the Academy; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, In 1982, he was transferred to District 08 in | 13 |
| Peoria, where he served in a variety of positions, including | 14 |
| Field Training Officer, CPR & First Aid Instructor, Academy | 15 |
| Illinois Vehicle Code Instructor, and District Tactical | 16 |
| Response Team Member and Squad Supervisor; and
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| WHEREAS, He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1988, | 18 |
| Master Sergeant in 1991, and Lieutenant in August of 1997; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, He was transferred to District 16 in Pecatonica as | 20 |
| Operations Commander in September of 1997 and was promoted to | 21 |
| the rank of Captain in 2003; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Captain Spence has participated in the State | 23 |
| Police mentoring program since 2001; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, In 2000, Captain Spence was awarded a Lifesaving | 25 |
| Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Spence retired on February 28, 2006; |
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| therefore, be it | 2 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 |
| we congratulate Captain Harold A. Spence III on the occasion of | 5 |
| his retirement from the Illinois State Police after 26 years of | 6 |
| service; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Captain Spence as an expression of our respect and | 9 |
| esteem and best wishes for a happy retirement.
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