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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Deputy Jacob Howard Keltner of Crystal |
4 | | Lake, who passed away on March 7, 2019; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner was born to Howard and Helen |
6 | | Keltner; he graduated from Western Illinois University with a |
7 | | degree in Spanish and a minor in law enforcement and justice |
8 | | administration; he married Rebecca Lee Cranston on August 10, |
9 | | 2007; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner knew he wanted to be a police |
11 | | officer from a young age; he started in a civilian position |
12 | | with the DuPage County Sheriff's Department and soon joined the |
13 | | McHenry County Sheriff's Department, where he worked patrol; he |
14 | | then moved into investigations as a detective; he worked for |
15 | | seven years in narcotics while assigned to the United States |
16 | | Drug Enforcement Administration-Rockford Office Group #39; for |
17 | | the last five years he was assigned to the United States |
18 | | Marshal Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Keltner enjoyed working out, biking, and |
20 | | swimming with his boys during the summer; he was an avid fan of |
21 | | the Chicago Cubs; he was a prankster and had a contagious laugh |
22 | | and could talk to anyone he met; and
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