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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff David A. Snyders 
4on the occasion of his retirement as Stephenson County Sheriff 
5on November 30, 2022; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has enjoyed a distinguished 
744-year career in law enforcement, including 20 years with the 
8City of Freeport Police Department from 1978 to 1998 serving 
9in Patrol and Investigation and with the Freeport Park 
10District Police during the same 20-year period serving in 
11Patrol and then as chief; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders was a founding member of the 
13Freeport Police and Stephenson County Emergency Response Team; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has served as Sheriff of 
16Stephenson County for 24 years; he was first elected in 1998 
17and is the longest serving sheriff in the history of the 
18county; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has been an active member of the 
20National Sheriff's Association, the Illinois Sheriff's 
21Association, and the FBI National Academy Associates; he 
 
 
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1served in leadership positions with the Northwest Illinois Law 
2Enforcement Executives Association, the Northern Illinois 
3Sheriff's Association, the Northwest Criminal Justice 
4Commission, and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System 
5Executive Board; additionally, he was a member of the Law 
6Enforcement Aviation Coalition Board; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Since 2002, Sheriff Snyders has proudly served as 
8President of the Board of Directors for Tyler's Justice Center 
9for Children, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to 
10lessening the trauma of child victims by providing a 
11sensitive, collaborative response to the investigation, 
12prosecution, and treatment of child sexual abuse and serious 
13physical abuse cases in Stephenson, Jo Daviess, and Carroll 
14Counties; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders is a 1978 graduate of the Police 
16Training Institute, a 1998 graduate of the Illinois Sheriffs 
17Management Institute, a 2001 graduate of the National 
18Sheriff's Institute, and a 2007 graduate of the FBI National 
19Academy–229th Session; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has been a mentor to countless 
21police officers and sheriff's deputies over the years and has 
22set an exemplary standard of leadership and professionalism as 
23a sheriff; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
2HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
3we commend Stephenson County Sheriff David A. Snyders on his 
4distinguished 44-year career in law enforcement and wish him 
5all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7presented to Sheriff Snyders as a symbol of our esteem and 
8respect.