Full Text of HR0243 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Oak Lawn Chief of | 4 | | Police, William V. Villanova Jr., as he retires from his | 5 | | position; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Villanova Jr. began his law enforcement | 7 | | career in 1977 as a patrol officer with the Oak Lawn Police | 8 | | Department; he also served as Evidence Technician and Field | 9 | | Training Officer until transferring to the Detective Division | 10 | | in 1989; he earned the rank of sergeant, was selected to be a | 11 | | team leader of the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, and | 12 | | achieved the rank of lieutenant in 2003; in 2004, he was | 13 | | appointed chief of detectives and then chief of police in 2006; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, William Villanova Jr. has been honored with | 16 | | numerous awards and commendations throughout the years; in | 17 | | 1979, he received the first Department Commendation under the | 18 | | newly developed Oak Lawn Police Awards program; in 1992, he | 19 | | received the Oak Lawn Police John Murdoch Memorial Award as the | 20 | | Police Officer of the Year and in 1997 he received the Cook | 21 | | County Sheriff Law Enforcement Award of Merit and the Veterans | 22 | | of Foreign Wars Post 5220 Police Office of the Year; in 2002, | 23 | | the DEA Administrator awarded him and his tactical/narcotics |
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| 1 | | team with the Administrator's Award for Outstanding | 2 | | Contributions to Drug Law Enforcement for their work in | 3 | | Operation Mountain Express III and most recently in 2012, he | 4 | | was named the Illinois State Crime Commission's Police Chief of | 5 | | the Year; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Villanova Jr. has served on the boards of | 7 | | the Oak Lawn Police Club, the 5th District Chiefs Association, | 8 | | and the South Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police, | 9 | | including time as president; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Villanova Jr. graduated from Northwestern | 11 | | University's School of Police Staff and Command in 2000 and | 12 | | attended Lewis University; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, William Villanova Jr. has been married to his | 14 | | wife, Linda, for 39 years; they have 3 children, Ken | 15 | | (Vennessa), Kate (Sergio), and Chris; and 5 grandchildren, | 16 | | Emily, Erin, Abby, Noah, Nolan; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate Oak Lawn Chief of Police, William V. Villanova | 20 | | Jr., as he retires from his position, thank him for his service | 21 | | to the community, and wish him all the best in his future | 22 | | endeavours; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Chief William Villanova Jr. as an expression of | 3 | | our esteem and respect.
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