Full Text of HR0248 94th General Assembly
HR0248 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Lamont A. Thompson retired from the Chicago Police | 3 |
| Department after 35 years on the force on February 15, 2005; a | 4 |
| celebration will be held in his honor on March 30, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson joined the Chicago Police Department | 6 |
| in November of 1969; he worked on the Area One Task Force from | 7 |
| 1970 to 1971 and transferred to the Fourth Police District in | 8 |
| 1971, where he was assigned to the tactical team and worked for | 9 |
| five years until being promoted to Field Training Officer in | 10 |
| 1976; he provided leadership and guidance to new officers | 11 |
| assigned to the Fourth Police District; and
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| WHEREAS, In April of 1981, he was promoted to Sergeant; as | 13 |
| a Sergeant, he worked in the First Police District, where he | 14 |
| trained for six months, then was transferred to Gang Crimes | 15 |
| South, where he was responsible for supervising approximately | 16 |
| eight to ten gang specialists daily; and
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| WHEREAS, In January of 1993, Sergeant Thompson was | 18 |
| transferred to the Second District, where he worked in patrol | 19 |
| for five years before being transferred to Gang Crimes | 20 |
| Investigations in August of 1998; he stayed in this Unit for | 21 |
| three months and was then promoted to Lieutenant in November of | 22 |
| 1998; he was assigned to Public Housing North as the Commanding | 23 |
| Officer, where he worked for two years; in June of 2000, he was | 24 |
| promoted to Commander of the Fourth Police District; he worked | 25 |
| in the Fourth District for over four years, before retiring on | 26 |
| February 15, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, During his career, Commander Thompson received 28 | 28 |
| complimentary citations for exceptional service to the | 29 |
| citizens of the City of Chicago, 54 Honorable Mentions for | 30 |
| exceptional performance as a police officer, one Problem | 31 |
| Solving Award, and one Unit Merit Performance Award; and |
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| WHEREAS, While working full-time and raising a family, he | 2 |
| attained his Bachelor's Degree in Pre-Law and Independent | 3 |
| Studies; he has maintained his management and leadership skills | 4 |
| by attending several police structured courses at Northwestern | 5 |
| University, FBI Investigative School, Southern Police | 6 |
| Institute, and Harvard Homicide Institute; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Thompson has been married to his wife, Evelyn | 8 |
| for over 28 years with five children and seven grandchildren; | 9 |
| he valiantly served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy | 10 |
| from 1964 to 1967; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 |
| we congratulate Commander Lamont A. Thompson on the occasion of | 14 |
| his retirement from the Chicago Police Department after 35 | 15 |
| years of service, and we thank him for his devoted service to | 16 |
| the safety and protection of the citizens of the State of | 17 |
| Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Mr. Thompson as an expression of our respect and | 20 |
| esteem and with best wishes for a well-earned, relaxing | 21 |
| retirement.
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