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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of

3Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff Jim Padilla on the

4occasion of his retirement as Henry County Sheriff and on his 
541
years of faithful service to his community; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla was inspired at a young age by
his 
7teacher to become a police officer, a dream he ultimately

8fulfilled; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla started his law enforcement

10career as a police officer in Kewanee, where he served
for 
11eight years, including time on a multi-jurisdictional, 
12bi-state
narcotics unit known as the Quad City Metropolitan

13Enforcement Group; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla joined the Henry County Sheriff's 
15Office on May 27, 1984 as a deputy; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla became the sheriff of Henry
County 
17on December 1, 2010; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla has continually improved his
law 
19enforcement skills as sheriff, taking part in SWAT and FBI

20training programs; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla has worked tirelessly to
ensure 
2that the Henry County's Sheriff Department is a fully funded

3and professionally equipped force; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Outside of his duties as sheriff of Henry County,

5Sheriff Padilla is a trained firearms instructor and an
avid 
6outdoorsman; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
8HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
9congratulate Sheriff Jim Padilla on his 41 years of combined 
10service to the City of Kewanee and Henry County, and we wish 
11him many happy days of hunting and fishing; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to Sheriff Padilla as a symbol of our respect and 
14esteem.