Full Text of HR0642 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jeffrey | 4 | | L. Weissgerber, Chief of Police for the Village of Beecher, who | 5 | | passed away on October 5, 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Weissgerber was hired as a full-time police | 7 | | officer by the Village of Beecher in April of 1988 and received | 8 | | certification as an officer from the Police Training Institute | 9 | | on October 7, 1988; he was promoted to the rank of sergeant in | 10 | | the Beecher Police Department in 1992, and then to the rank of | 11 | | lieutenant in 1994; he served as Acting Chief of Police in 1998 | 12 | | and again in 2000; he was appointed Chief of Police on May 1, | 13 | | 2000 and served in that position for the last 17 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Chief Weissgerber was the longest-serving village | 15 | | employee, providing service to the residents of Beecher for 29 | 16 | | years; he received numerous written commendations from his | 17 | | superiors and many letters of gratitude from residents whom he | 18 | | assisted during their time of need; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Chief Weissgerber was the longest-serving police | 20 | | chief in Illinois and carried out his duties for the people of | 21 | | Beecher with integrity and courage; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chief Weissgerber was preceded in death by his | 2 | | father, Alfred Weissgerber, and his mother and father-in-law, | 3 | | James and Earleyne Meinhart; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Chief Weissgerber is survived by his wife, Jackie; | 5 | | his children, Brian, Jamie, Nick, Georgie, and Logan; his | 6 | | mother, Carol Weissgerber; his siblings, Mark Weissgerber, | 7 | | Lisa (Joe) Maidman, and Kurt Weissgerber; his sister-in-law, | 8 | | Marilyn Gill; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and | 9 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | mourn the passing of Jeffrey L. Weissgerber, Chief of Police | 13 | | for the Village of Beecher, and extend our sincere condolences | 14 | | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Chief Weissgerber as an expression | 18 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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