Full Text of HR0911 101st 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 Jerry D. | 4 | | Bratcher, former police chief of Palatine, who passed away on | 5 | | August 20, 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Bratcher was born on August 15, 1934; he | 7 | | served in the U.S. Marine Corps, enlisting at the age of 17 | 8 | | during the Korean War; he was a drill instructor and earned the | 9 | | rank of sergeant before he was honorably discharged; he earned | 10 | | his bachelor's and master's degrees from Western Illinois | 11 | | University; he earned a second master's degree in Public | 12 | | Administration from Roosevelt University; he graduated from | 13 | | the FBI National Academy and the Southern Police Institute; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, Chief | 15 | | Bratcher had a 40-year career in law enforcement; he first | 16 | | joined the DeKalb Police Department, where he rose through the | 17 | | ranks to captain; he later accepted the chief of police | 18 | | position in Rochelle and served there for five years; he then | 19 | | became the chief of police in Palatine, where he served for 25 | 20 | | years; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chief Jerry Bratcher's tenure as the chief of | 22 | | police was marked by the adoption of many innovative policing |
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| 1 | | techniques, including implementing a local crime prevention | 2 | | unit, making the Palatine Police Department the first police | 3 | | department to do so in the State of Illinois; under his | 4 | | leadership, the department adopted a neighborhood-based | 5 | | policing approach and started requiring four-year college | 6 | | degrees for new officer hires; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chief Bratcher was preceded in death by his wife | 8 | | of 53 years, Helen; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Chief Bratcher was the loving father of Kim | 10 | | O'Brien, Steve (Nancy) Bratcher, and Nicole Sisk; and he was | 11 | | the cherished grandfather of 13 grandchildren and 1 | 12 | | great-granddaughter; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn the passing of Jerry D. Bratcher, former police chief | 16 | | of Palatine, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 17 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Chief Bratcher as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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