Full Text of HR1252 99th 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 Robert | 4 | | Brent of Aurora, who passed away on May 5, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Brent was born in Thackeray on February 20, | 6 | | 1939; he moved to Aurora in 1946 and graduated from East Aurora | 7 | | High School in 1957; he earned his bachelor's degree from | 8 | | LaSalle Extension University of Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Brent had a 28-year career with the Aurora | 10 | | Police Department, the last 12 as Chief; he was the City of | 11 | | Aurora's 21st Chief of Police, and one of the youngest police | 12 | | chiefs in the United States to lead a department in a city the | 13 | | size of Aurora; he was hired in 1961, promoted to Sergeant in | 14 | | 1968, to Lieutenant in 1971, and to Captain in 1974; in 1966, | 15 | | while he was still an officer, he was instrumental in the | 16 | | police department's complete restructuring; as Chief, he | 17 | | organized the first Special Response (SWAT) Team, oversaw | 18 | | implementation of 911 service and computer-aided dispatch in | 19 | | the city, planned and implemented the department's first cadet | 20 | | program, and introduced several community initiatives | 21 | | including Crime Stoppers and Neighborhood Watch; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Robert Brent retired on September 1, 1989, but |
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| 1 | | continued to volunteer with many civic organizations; he also | 2 | | worked as public relations director at Aurora's Alarm Detection | 3 | | Systems for 15 years; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Robert Brent was especially proud of his 44-year | 5 | | involvement with the Kiwanis Club of Aurora, where he had been | 6 | | club President and Kiwanian of the Year; he was responsible for | 7 | | the creation of Aurora's Golden Kiwanis Club and volunteered as | 8 | | a Scout leader for many years; he was a lifetime member of the | 9 | | Juvenile Protective Association and was active in the Illinois | 10 | | and International Association of Chiefs of Police; he was also | 11 | | involved in the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, | 12 | | the former Mercy Center Foundation Board, and many other civic | 13 | | and church clubs; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Robert Brent organized monthly Wednesday night | 15 | | police retiree dinners at the old Pat's Pub in Aurora's West | 16 | | Town Plaza; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Robert Brent is survived by his wife of 55 years, | 18 | | Janice; his son, Mark Brent, and his wife, Kristen; his | 19 | | daughter, Ann Marie Pawlisz, and her husband, Joseph; his seven | 20 | | grandchildren; his sister, Beverly Williams; his brother, Gary | 21 | | Brent; his brother-in-law, Richard Olson; and other relatives | 22 | | and friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | mourn the passing of Robert Brent, and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Robert Brent as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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