Full Text of HR0416 94th General Assembly
HR0416 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the passing of | 4 |
| Sergeant Daniel P. Figgins of Elgin, who died in the line of | 5 |
| duty on Saturday, April 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on March 28, 1952, in Elgin, to Paul | 7 |
| and Marilyn Figgins; he was a graduate of Larkin High School in | 8 |
| 1970; and
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| WHEREAS, He began his career with the St. Charles Police | 10 |
| Department in 1977 as a Patrol Officer; in 1985, he received | 11 |
| training and was certified as a Tactical Officer; the following | 12 |
| year, he became certified as a Field Training Officer, | 13 |
| responsible for the training and supervision of police | 14 |
| recruits; he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1988 and | 15 |
| was certified as a Police Supervisor the same year; during his | 16 |
| 27 years with the St. Charles Police Department, he received | 17 |
| over 650 hours of police, supervisory, and developmental | 18 |
| training; and
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| WHEREAS, Sergeant Figgins made the ultimate sacrifice in | 20 |
| the line of duty, when he succumbed to a heart attack while | 21 |
| engaged in a foot pursuit of a criminal; and
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| WHEREAS, As a 27-year veteran of the St. Charles police | 23 |
| force, Sergeant Figgins was well-liked by members in all levels | 24 |
| of the police organization; he had a quick wit that was often | 25 |
| times off-beat and quirky and was rarely seen without a smile | 26 |
| on his face; he had a natural sense of right and wrong and was | 27 |
| the type of supervisor that set a positive example for new and | 28 |
| seasoned officers alike; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a dedicated member of Christ Community | 30 |
| Church in St. Charles and shared his great joy in his spiritual |
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| beliefs, but never tried to pressure anyone to adopt his | 2 |
| religious convictions; he was a wonderful, loving, and devoted | 3 |
| husband, father, son, and brother and never hesitated to brag | 4 |
| about the accomplishments of his family; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Sergeant Daniel P. Figgins has been | 6 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Linda, whom he | 7 |
| married on August 12, 1972; his daughters, Kristin (Ryan) | 8 |
| Dierking and Hillary (Jonathan) Jarvis; his father, Paul | 9 |
| Figgins; his brothers, Ted (Peggy) Figgins, Ron Figgins, Doug | 10 |
| Figgins, and Craig Figgins; his sister, Anitalynn (Ky) Katz; | 11 |
| and his many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; he was | 12 |
| preceded in death by his mother, Marilyn, on April 30, 2002; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 |
| together with his family, community, comrades on the police | 17 |
| force, and all who knew and loved him, we mourn the passing of | 18 |
| Sergeant Daniel P. Figgins, a selfless man, always willing to | 19 |
| give of his time to others; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to his wife, Linda, as an expression of our sincerest | 22 |
| condolences for this deep loss.
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