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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to recognize Father Matt Foley for his |
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| bravery in apprehending two would-be burglars; and
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| WHEREAS, Father Matt Foley, 41 years old, is the pastor at |
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| St. Agnes Church at 2651 South Central Park Avenue in Chicago; |
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| he has been a pastor for 15 years; and
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| WHEREAS, On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, two would-be burglars |
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| broke into the St. Agnes Church; these two men proceeded with |
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| crowbars and other tools to break open the church's donation |
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| box; that donation box is reserved to help the parish and the |
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| needy within the parish's community; with no regard for his own |
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| safety, Father Foley confronted the two men; one of the |
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| thieves, who was armed with a knife, engaged in a physical |
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| altercation with Father Foley and then ran away; Father Foley, |
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| remembering his rugby days, chased down the criminal and held |
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| him until law enforcement officers arrived to place them into |
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| custody; and
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| WHEREAS, Father Foley has once again demonstrated his |
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| commitment to the service of others in place of his own safety |
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| and well-being; as a man of charity and compassion, Father |
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| Foley makes the neighborhood of Chicago known as the Little |
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| Village a better place for everyone that lives there; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| thank Father Foley for putting the well-being of others before |
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| himself and recognize the bravery it takes for a citizen to |
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| apprehend two armed criminals in the process of committing a |
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| crime; and be it further
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