Full Text of HR0548 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Michael P. Trafton on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Chief of the Joliet Police | 5 | | Department after 28 years of dedicated service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Michael Trafton grew up in Mokena and is a | 7 | | graduate of Lincoln Way Central High School; he earned his | 8 | | Bachelor of Science in Law Enforcement and Justice | 9 | | Administration from Western Illinois University in Macomb in | 10 | | 1985; he has attended various police-related management | 11 | | courses, including Managing Criminal Investigations in 1987 | 12 | | and Supervision of Police Personnel in 2002; he also graduated | 13 | | from Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety School | 14 | | of Police Staff and Command in 2004; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After a college internship with the Will County | 16 | | Sheriff's Department, Michael Trafton began his career with the | 17 | | Joliet Police Department as a patrol officer in 1985; he was | 18 | | promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2004, lieutenant in 2008, | 19 | | commander in 2008, deputy chief in 2009, and chief in 2011; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his long and distinguished career, | 21 | | Michael Trafton has served the Department in various | 22 | | capacities, including as a field training officer, canine |
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| 1 | | officer, tactical officer, crisis negotiator, Special Services | 2 | | officer, supervisor of the Department's Neighborhood Response | 3 | | Team and Joliet Narcotics Unit, and Operations commander; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Michael Trafton has served as President, Vice | 5 | | President, and board member of the Joliet Fraternal Order of | 6 | | Police Lodge 58 and Board Member and Secretary of the Fraternal | 7 | | Order of Police Labor Committee; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Michael Trafton has received many awards from the | 9 | | Joliet Police Department for his outstanding performance, as | 10 | | well as numerous letters of appreciation from citizens and | 11 | | civic groups; in 1992, he was awarded the Exchange Club of | 12 | | Joliet's Officer of the Year Award; in 1993, he was awarded the | 13 | | Officer of the Year Award by the Veterans of Foreign Wars; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Michael Trafton and his wife, Melissa, have 3 | 15 | | children, Katherine, Alexandria, and Nicole; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Michael Trafton serves as a model of hard work, | 17 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 18 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Chief Michael P. Trafton on the occasion of his |
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| 1 | | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | 2 | | future; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Michael Trafton as a symbol of our esteem and | 5 | | respect.
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