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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
John |
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| Ruettiger of Joliet, who passed away on July 14, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, John Ruettiger was born on December 30, 1968 in |
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| Joliet; his parents were Bob and Sue (Atchley) Ruettiger; and
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| WHEREAS, John Ruettiger was a graduate of St. Patrick Grade |
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| School and Providence High School, where he earned his high |
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| school diploma in 1987; he attended Joliet Junior College from |
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| 1987 to 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, John Ruettiger joined the Will County Sheriff's |
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| Department in February 1990; he worked at the Will County Adult |
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| Detention Facility from 1990 to 1996; he worked at the Will |
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| County Sheriff's Police Patrol Division from 1996 to 1999; he |
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| worked at the Will County Sheriff's Police Criminal |
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| Investigations Division from 1999 until 2005, when he returned |
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| to the Police Patrol Division; he also served as a certified |
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| field training officer for the Police Patrol Division, an |
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| instructor on crime scene preservation, a juvenile officer, a |
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| hostage negotiator, a crisis line operator, and a certified |
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| arson investigator; and he was a member of the Fraternal Order |
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| of Police; and
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| WHEREAS, John Ruettiger was the recipient of numerous |
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| awards in recognition of his service, including the Meritorious |
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| Service Award, the Distinguished Service Award, and the |
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| Investigations Division Unit Award; and
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| WHEREAS, John Ruettiger took great pride in mentoring young |
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| children throughout the Will County area; and
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| WHEREAS, John Ruettiger is survived by his loving wife of |
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| 18 years, Lynn (Wysock) Ruettiger; his children, Andrew and |
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| Amber Ruettiger; his parents; his sisters, Renee (Vince) |
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| Gambino and Laura (Jake) Jakovich; his father-in-law and |
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| mother-in-law, Edward and Frances (House) Wysock; his |
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| brothers-in-law, Brett Wysock and Kurt (Jenny) Wysock; and |
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| numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, fellow |
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| deputies, and dear friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of John |
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| Ruettiger; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of John Ruettiger as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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