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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize the honors and
4 achievements of Illinois citizens; and
5 WHEREAS, A tragedy befell our nation on Tuesday,
6 September 11, 2001, in New York City, New York, on a scale
7 unlike any other that has occurred in our country in recent
8 times; and
9 WHEREAS, Public safety professionals from the City of
10 Chicago and Cook County responded to this tragedy with
11 bravery by immediately going to New York City to volunteer
12 assistance to their fallen brothers and sisters in their time
13 of need; and
14 WHEREAS, These volunteers included Cook County State's
15 Attorney Tom Biesty, Chicago Police Department Lieutenant
16 James Maloney, Sergeant Ron Evans, Jr., Sergeant Sergio
17 Rajkovich, Sergeant Anthony Wojick, Detective Thomas Ayers,
18 Detective Daniel Engel, Detective Lorne Gushiniere, Detective
19 Edwin Kaup, Detective Thomas McGann, Detective Joe Struck,
20 Detective Denise Cannon, Detective Vidal Cordova, Officer
21 Edmond Daly, Officer James R. Hoffheimer, Officer Barbara
22 Martin, Officer James Parker, Officer Mike Parker, Officer
23 Gabrielle Parker, Youth Officer John D. Paskey, Officer
24 Eugene Posey, Officer Thomas Purtell, Officer Melvin Roman,
25 Youth Officer Robert Soto, Sergeant Mark Vangiesen, Sergeant
26 Kenneth Krok, Detective Ken Boudreau, Detective John
27 Fitzsimmons, Detective Kevin Gyrion, Detective Raymond
28 Kaminski, Detective Phillip Mannion, Detective John Riordan,
29 Officer James Brady, Officer Matthew Martinez, Officer Kevin
30 Morrison, and Officer Joseph O'Connor; and
31 WHEREAS, These volunteers have returned to Illinois after
32 a week of continuous assistance to the people of the City of
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1 New York and deserve our wholehearted thanks and gratitude
2 for a job well-done; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we commend these volunteers and wish each one of them success
6 in all of their future endeavors; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to each of the volunteers.