Full Text of HR0757 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the passing of Fox Lake Police | 4 | | Department Lieutenant Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was | 5 | | killed in the line of duty on September 1, 2015; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Gliniewicz, affectionately known as "G.I. | 7 | | Joe" by members of the community, was born on August 25, 1963 | 8 | | in Libertyville; he was raised in Antioch and graduated from | 9 | | Antioch High School in 1981; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Following high school, Lt. Gliniewicz enlisted in | 11 | | the United States Army, where he was awarded numerous | 12 | | commendations during his active and reserve duty career that | 13 | | spanned 27 years; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1985, Lt. Gliniewicz began his career with the | 15 | | Fox Lake Police Department, moving quickly through the ranks; | 16 | | he soon took over the Department's Police Explorers program; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Gliniewicz served with Explorer Post 300 since | 19 | | 1987, where his passion inspired many young people onto | 20 | | successful futures; serving alongside his wife and others, Post | 21 | | 300 experienced great success at Explorer competitions |
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| 1 | | throughout the country, known for their exceptional | 2 | | preparedness for law enforcement careers; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Gliniewicz was the loving and dedicated | 4 | | husband of his wife, Melodie, since 1989; the two, who | 5 | | complemented and completed each other, always made time for | 6 | | their weekly date night despite the rigors of raising their | 7 | | sons; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Gliniewicz was the father of 4 sons, Joseph, | 9 | | Donald, Jeffrey, and David; 2 of them followed their father | 10 | | into public service careers and all made their father proud as | 11 | | he reveled in his most important life role as their father; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Gliniewicz always sought to improve his life | 13 | | and others through education, which led him to complete his | 14 | | Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 2006 to better serve | 15 | | his community as a police officer and the Explorers as a | 16 | | leader; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, On the morning of September 1, 2015, Lt. | 18 | | Gliniewicz responded to a suspicious situation involving 3 | 19 | | suspects and lost his life in the course of performing his | 20 | | duties; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 | | honor the life and service of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, | 3 | | whose dedication to his community, his family, and public | 4 | | service will never be forgotten; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Lt. Gliniewicz's widow, Melodie Gliniewicz, as a | 7 | | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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