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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Police Chief Peter J. Fee is retiring from the
3 Hazel Crest Police Department after more than 30 years of
4 service; a retirement celebration will be held in his honor on
5 Thursday, May 12, 2005; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Chief Fee began his career as a police officer in
7 1974 and was later promoted to the ranks of sergeant and
8 lieutenant; in 1995, he was named the village's Chief of
9 Police; and
 
10     WHEREAS, During his tenure, he saw the police department
11 double in size and greatly expand its services; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He is credited with expanding community policing
13 with a beat representative program, Citizen Police Academy,
14 Neighborhood Watch, bicycle patrol, and school patrols for the
15 citizens of the Village of Hazel Crest; and
 
16     WHEREAS, During his tenure as chief, the department earned
17 national accreditation and subsequent re-accreditations for
18 meeting or exceeding more than 400 nationally recognized law
19 enforcement standards; he served as president of the South
20 Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police in 2004 and has won a
21 variety of awards for his leadership; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate Police Chief Peter J. Fee on the occasion of
25 his retirement from the Hazel Crest Police Department after
26 more than 30 years of service; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Chief Fee as an expression of our respect and
29 esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.