Full Text of SR0912 094th General Assembly
SR0912 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois State Senate are | 3 |
| pleased to honor a fellow Senator who has made the decision to | 4 |
| retire from his work in the Illinois State Capitol; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid, a resident of Peoria, | 6 |
| Illinois was born on May 15, 1929 in Clinton, Iowa, the son of | 7 |
| Adiba and Phillip Shadid, who immigrated to the United States | 8 |
| from Lebanon ten years prior; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid, decided to dedicate his | 10 |
| life to public service in 1953 and was sworn in as a police | 11 |
| officer in the Peoria City Police Department at the age of 24; | 12 |
| and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid, with a strong dedication | 14 |
| to his family became an advocate for children in need and by | 15 |
| 1962 found himself President of the American-Syria Lebanon | 16 |
| Society, helping raise funds for the Peoria Association of | 17 |
| Retarded Children and the South Side Mission; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid's dedication was evident | 19 |
| as he worked to build a connection and positive relationship | 20 |
| between the police force and the community during his time as | 21 |
| President of the Police Benevolent Association; he was rewarded | 22 |
| for his efforts in 1968 when he was promoted as the head of the | 23 |
| Police Department's Juvenile Bureau, where he played an | 24 |
| instrumental role in making sure children at the Guardian Angel | 25 |
| Orphanage had presents at Christmas and the School Boys Patrol | 26 |
| was outfitted with belts, crossing flags, and raincoats; and | 27 |
| WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid, at the age of 41, was | 28 |
| named the Director of the Police Community Relations Unit by | 29 |
| Chief Allen Andrews, and in 1976 he was appointed to a two-year | 30 |
| term as Peoria County Sheriff, continuing to prove himself a |
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| man of leadership and integrity, and he was re-elected for four | 2 |
| consecutive terms; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid was humbly appointed on | 4 |
| May 13, 1993 to fill the vacancy of State Senator in the 46th | 5 |
| District, and after years of working to uphold the laws and | 6 |
| ideals of the community, he became a leader in working to shape | 7 |
| them; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid and his wife, Lorraine, | 9 |
| have two children, James and George Jr., who lost his battle | 10 |
| with cancer in February of 2005, and is grandfather to two | 11 |
| grandsons and two granddaughters; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Senator George P. Shadid has ably served the | 13 |
| people of 46th Senate District for thirteen years after | 14 |
| devoting his life to the Peoria Police Department for 40 years; | 15 |
| therefore, be it | 16 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 17 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate State | 18 |
| Senator George P. Shadid on his retirement after 53 years of | 19 |
| public service, that we wish him continued success in the | 20 |
| future, good health, and the best that life has to offer; and | 21 |
| we thank him for being a great colleague, friend, and Senator | 22 |
| that people could depend on to do the work of the people; and | 23 |
| be it further | 24 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 25 |
| presented to Illinois State Senator George P. Shadid, along | 26 |
| with our sincere regards.
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