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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Anna Chief of |
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| Police Gordon Hopp retired an April 1, 2005, after 26 years of |
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| service with the city; and
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| WHEREAS, He first worked for the city from 1975 to 1979 as |
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| a police and fire dispatcher; from 1979 to 1983, he worked at |
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| the U.S. Penitentiary at Marion; after a brief stint with the |
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| Union County Sheriff's Department, he rejoined the Anna Police |
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| Department; and
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| WHEREAS, After serving initially as a patrolman, Chief Hopp |
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| was named sergeant in 1989; he has served the last twelve years |
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| as chief; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure with the police department, he |
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| especially enjoyed working with kids; he helped to spearhead |
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| such activities as a youth fishing day, clean-up and |
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| beautification projects, and DARE; thousands of flowers were |
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| planted in Anna through beautification projects; DARE is a drug |
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| abuse prevention program for students, which he taught for six |
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| years; and
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| WHEREAS, In his retirement, Chief Hopp plans to focus on |
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| gardening and fishing; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate Chief Gordon Hopp on the occasion of his |
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| retirement after 26 years of service with the city of Anna, and |
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| we thank him for the many years he devoted to the safety and |
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| needs of the citizens of his community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Chief Hopp as an expression of our respect and |