Full Text of HR1253 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff Richard A. | 4 | | Randall on the occasion of his retirement as Sheriff of Kendall | 5 | | County; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Richard Randall is a native of Massachusetts; he | 7 | | and his wife of 46 years, Myrla, have lived in the area since | 8 | | 1968; in that time, he has served in a number of public safety | 9 | | roles; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After his honorable discharge in 1968 from the | 11 | | United States Air Force, where he reached the rank of sergeant | 12 | | and was a jet engine mechanic, Richard Randall was hired as a | 13 | | Yorkville police officer, where he managed to juggle his | 14 | | education at Waubonsee Community College, his career as a | 15 | | police officer with the Yorkville Police Department, and his | 16 | | growing family; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from Waubonsee, Richard Randall | 18 | | continued his education, earning a Criminal Justice Management | 19 | | Certificate from Aurora University and attending the FBI | 20 | | National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, where he graduated from | 21 | | the Academy's Law Enforcement Executive Development program; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard Randall's career path led him to become | 2 | | Chief of Police for the Yorkville Police Department, where he | 3 | | served from 1979 until 1986, when he was elected to serve as | 4 | | Kendall County Sheriff; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Now completing his 7th term as sheriff, Richard | 6 | | Randall is the longest-serving sheriff in Kendall County | 7 | | history; this role has enabled him to work with regional, | 8 | | national, and international law enforcement agencies to fight | 9 | | crime; he also served as the executive co-chairman of United | 10 | | States local and state representatives for "Project North | 11 | | Star", an initiative to stop cross-border crime between the | 12 | | United States and Canada; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, During Richard Randall's tenure as sheriff, | 14 | | Kendall County has experienced an incredible population boom; | 15 | | because of this, his staff has seen similar growth, rising from | 16 | | 26 employees in 1994 to more than 130 staff members today; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Richard Randall's commitment to his community | 18 | | extends far past his duties as Sheriff; he has been a member of | 19 | | the Bristol-Kendall Fire Department, where he now serves as a | 20 | | volunteer captain; he was a past president of the Kendall | 21 | | County United Fund and a charter member of Yorkville Substance | 22 | | Abuse Via Education; he is a charter sponsor of the Kendall |
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| 1 | | County Criminal Justice Explorer Scouts Post #1155; he is also | 2 | | a member the Yorkville Lions Club and the Kendall County | 3 | | Historical Society; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Richard Randall and his wife live in Yorkville; | 5 | | they have 3 children, Ryan, Kara, and Mark, and 3 | 6 | | grandchildren; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Richard Randall serves as a model of hard | 8 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 9 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate Sheriff Richard A. Randall on the occasion of | 13 | | his retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in | 14 | | the future; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Richard Randall as a symbol of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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