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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate have learned with great
3 sadness that Albert A. Apa of Springfield died on September 21,
4 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Apa was born in Chicago on June 5, 1921, the
6 son of Michael J. and Rose Marie Tenuta Apa; and
 
7     WHEREAS, in 1949 Mr. Apa married Betty Jones, she preceded
8 him in death and, in 1988, Mr. Apa married Diane Atterberry;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mr. Apa served in the U.S. Army during World War
11 II, he received a Purple Heart, a Bronze Star Medal, a Victory
12 Medal, and a European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon;
13 and
 
14     WHEREAS, Mr. Apa worked for the Chicago Police Department
15 for 32 years, having achieved the rank of sergeant; he retired
16 as the Executive Director of the Illinois Law Enforcement
17 Training and Standards Board in 1992 after 13 years of service;
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mr. Apa received the Award of Excellence in Law
20 Enforcement Training for Lifetime Achievement, he was a member
21 of the Italian American Police Association and the VFW Post 32,
22 and he served on the board for the Illinois Criminal Justice
23 Information Authority and the advisory board of the Federal Law
24 Enforcement Training Center in Glencoe, Georgia; and
 
25     WHEREAS, The death of Albert A. Apa is a great loss to his
26 family and friends, including his loving wife Diane, his
27 daughter Candice Sue (Dennis) Enders, his sons Rick (Janet) and
28 Chad (Teresa) Gooch, his five grandchildren, his sister Grace
29 Apa, his brother Victor (Marie) Apa, his two nephews, and his

 

 

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1 many cousins; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we express our deep
4 sorrow at the passing of Albert A. Apa and that we offer our
5 heartfelt sympathy to his family; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 delivered to Mrs. Albert Apa with our sincere condolences.