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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Carl Alexander on
4 his retirement as Public Safety Director for the City of
5 Danville; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Carl Alexander was born and raised in Danville; he
7 served in the U.S. Army in Korea, Germany, and Vietnam; he was
8 a senior drill instructor at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; in 1969,
9 the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.
10 recruited him to be a police officer; instead of going back to
11 Vietnam, he chose to become a police officer; and
 
12     WHEREAS, As a police officer in Washington, D.C., Carl
13 Alexander dealt with demonstrations and riots, including the
14 1971 May Day protests; he started in the special operations
15 division, but also worked in internal affairs, as well as with
16 murders, kidnappings and bombings and as a police academy
17 instructor; he was an investigator in the attempted
18 assassination of President Ronald Reagan and helped in the
19 recovery of passengers in the Air Florida Flight 90 crash in
20 January 1982; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Carl Alexander briefly retired in October 1991 and
22 came back to Danville prior to becoming director of

 

 

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1 security/chief of police at the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health
2 Care System in May 1992; he became police chief of Danville in
3 November 1999; in 2004 Alexander's position changed from police
4 chief to director of public safety, a position which oversees
5 both the police and fire departments of Danville; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Carl Alexander and his wife Janet have two
7 daughters and three grandchildren; during his retirement Mr.
8 Alexander plans on spending a couple of months enjoying his
9 hobby, fishing, before deciding on any future plans; and
 
10     WHEREAS, A retirement ceremony for Carl Alexander will be
11 held on May 31, 2007 at 5 P.M. at the Harrison Park Clubhouse
12 in Danville; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 congratulate Carl Alexander on his retirement and wish him
16 continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
17 further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to Carl Alexander as a symbol of our esteem and
20 respect.