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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives congratulate Lou Tessmann, Deputy Chief of
4 Police with the Waukegan Police Department, on his retirement
5 May 13, 2005; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He attained the rank of Deputy Chief of Police in
7 his over 21 years of service; in addition to serving as the
8 Deputy Chief, he has also held a wide variety of other
9 assignments, such as patrol, detective bureau, and department
10 training officer; he is only one of a few Certified Forensic
11 Interviewers in the United States; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He graduated from Northeastern Illinois
13 University with a degree in English and Physical Education; he
14 retired as a Marine Corps officer after serving in combat
15 during the Vietnam War, he received numerous awards and
16 decorations; he recently retired as the Commander of the elite
17 Lake County Major Crime Task Force which only works homicides
18 and police officer-involved shootings; he is well-known for his
19 interrogation techniques on suspects of crimes; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Tessmann is a motivational speaker
21 for police and non-police organizations throughout the
22 country; he has been a guest speaker on programs such as the
23 Discovery Channel and America's Most Wanted; and
 
24     WHEREAS, He travels around the country teaching interview
25 and interrogation techniques to police officers; he was one of
26 the first group of officers selected in the State of Illinois
27 to teach other officers "Cultural Diversity/Racial Profiling"
28 training; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Tessmann is a member of numerous
30 professional and training organizations, including the

 

 

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1 American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, the
2 International Homicide Investigators Association, and the
3 International Narcotics Officers Association; and
 
4     WHEREAS, He is married to Christine and they have two
5 children, Luke and Matt; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate Deputy Chief Lou Tessmann on the occasion of
9 his retirement from the City of Waukegan's Department of
10 Police, we thank him for his many years of outstanding public
11 service, and we wish him all the best in his retirement; and be
12 it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Deputy Chief Lou Tessmann as an expression of our
15 esteem.