Full Text of HR0738 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate John R. McMurray on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement after 35 years with the Chicago | 5 | | Police Department; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John McMurray joined the CPD in March of 1985 as a | 7 | | patrol officer for the 21st Police District, Prairie District; | 8 | | he joined the Gang Crime South - Tactical Unit in June of 1988; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John McMurray was promoted to Detective in June of | 11 | | 1990 and assigned to the Area Two Detective Division - Violent | 12 | | Crimes and then the Area Five Detective Division - Violent | 13 | | Crimes; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, In August of 1998, John McMurray was promoted to | 15 | | Sergeant of Police for the 7th Police District, Englewood; he | 16 | | then joined the Area One Youth Division, the Area Two Detective | 17 | | Division, and the Area Three Detective Division; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, John McMurray was promoted to Unit Commanding | 19 | | Officer - Lieutenant of Police in May of 2006 and assigned to | 20 | | the 3rd Police District, Grand Crossing; he joined the Area | 21 | | Four Detective Division in 2008, the Area Two Detective |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, John McMurray has received | 3 | | numerous awards and recognitions, including the Department | 4 | | Life Saving Award, the Blue Star Award, the Lambert Tree | 5 | | Honorable Mention Award, the Joint Operations Award, the Crime | 6 | | Reduction Award, the NATO Summit Service Award, the | 7 | | Presidential Election Deployment Award, the Problem Solving | 8 | | Award, the Recognition/Outside Governmental Agency Award, the | 9 | | Special Service Award, the Superintendents Award of Merit, and | 10 | | the Unit Meritorious Performance Award; he has also received | 11 | | many honorable mentions and complimentary letters; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John McMurray will be remembered as the strong, | 13 | | consistent protector of the voiceless and the innocent victims | 14 | | of crime; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate John R. McMurray on his retirement after 35 | 18 | | years with the Chicago Police Department, commend him for a job | 19 | | well done, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; | 20 | | and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to John McMurray as a symbol of our respect and |
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