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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate James Knightly on | ||||||
| 4 | the occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Police | ||||||
| 5 | Department after 41 years of service; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, James Knightly will retire with the rank of | ||||||
| 7 | Captain and as the most senior officer in the Chicago Police | ||||||
| 8 | Department; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, James Knightly grew up in Gresham; he was one of | ||||||
| 10 | 12 children; he attended St. Sabina Elementary School, then | ||||||
| 11 | went on to St. Rita High School; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, James Knightly joined the Chicago Police | ||||||
| 13 | Department in February 1966; in 1980, he was promoted to | ||||||
| 14 | Sergeant in Chicago's 4th District; after several | ||||||
| 15 | reassignments, he was promoted to Lieutenant of the 22nd | ||||||
| 16 | District in Morgan Park; in December 2000, he was promoted to | ||||||
| 17 | Captain of the 4th District; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Through the Chicago Police Department, James | ||||||
| 19 | Knightly attended Daley College, where he received his | ||||||
| 20 | associate's degree in 1978, and Calumet College of St. Joseph, | ||||||
| 21 | where he received his bachelor's degree in 2000; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, In February 1967 James Knightly was injured in the | ||||||
| 2 | line of duty when he was shot twice while responding to an | ||||||
| 3 | armed robbery; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, James Knightly has had many accomplishments | ||||||
| 5 | during his long and distinguished career, including the | ||||||
| 6 | Superintendent Award of Valor, 2 Life Saving Awards, 12 | ||||||
| 7 | Complementary Letters, and 2 WGN Friend Indeed Awards, among | ||||||
| 8 | many others; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, During his retirement, James Knightly plans to | ||||||
| 10 | travel as much as possible, preferably to every Major League | ||||||
| 11 | baseball stadium throughout the country; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, A retirement celebration in James Knightly's | ||||||
| 13 | honor will be held on June 29, 2007 from 7 PM to 11 PM at the | ||||||
| 14 | Beverly Woods Restaurant in Chicago; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | congratulate James Knightly on his retirement and wish him | ||||||
| 18 | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | ||||||
| 19 | further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to James Knightly as a symbol of our esteem, respect, | ||||||
| 2 | and appreciation.
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