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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 Homewood Police | ||||||
| 4 | Chief Larry Burnson on the occasion of being selected by the | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois State Crime Commission as the 2008 Police Chief of the | ||||||
| 6 | Year; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Larry Burnson earned his associate's degree in Law | ||||||
| 8 | Enforcement from South Suburban College, his bachelor's degree | ||||||
| 9 | in Criminal Justice from Lewis University, and his master's | ||||||
| 10 | degree in Public Administration from DePaul University; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Larry Burnson began his law enforcement career | ||||||
| 12 | with the Matteson Police Department on October 1, 1974; he rose | ||||||
| 13 | through the ranks of the department to become Matteson's Police | ||||||
| 14 | Chief on August 1, 1991, remaining in that position until his | ||||||
| 15 | retirement on December 7, 2001; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, On December 10, 2001, Larry Burnson began his | ||||||
| 17 | second law enforcement career as the Chief of Police for the | ||||||
| 18 | Homewood Police Department, a position he currently serves in | ||||||
| 19 | with dignity and integrity; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Larry Burnson is a past president of the South | ||||||
| 21 | Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police; he is the founding | ||||||
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| 1 | father and past chairperson of the Family & Youth Initiative of | ||||||
| 2 | Rich Township; he has served as vice-president of the Unity | ||||||
| 3 | Coalition of the South Suburbs and as an adjunct faculty member | ||||||
| 4 | at Prairie State College; he is a life member of the | ||||||
| 5 | International Association of Chiefs of Police and served as | ||||||
| 6 | President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police in | ||||||
| 7 | 2007; he has also served as an active member of the Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Association of Chiefs of Police since 1981, having served on | ||||||
| 9 | the legislative, auditing, conference, gang awareness, and | ||||||
| 10 | domestic violence committees during his many years there; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Larry Burnson currently serves as a member of the | ||||||
| 12 | Dare International Law Enforcement Advisory Board, a member of | ||||||
| 13 | the International Association of Chiefs of Police Civil Rights | ||||||
| 14 | Committee, and as treasurer of the South Suburban Major Crimes | ||||||
| 15 | Task Force; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Larry Burnson was selected by Illinois State Crime | ||||||
| 17 | Commission Executive Director Jerry Elsner along with the Board | ||||||
| 18 | Members of the Illinois State Crime Commission for this honor | ||||||
| 19 | due to his impressive achievements and service to many | ||||||
| 20 | professional and civic organizations; he will be officially | ||||||
| 21 | awarded this honor in June of 2008 at the annual "Salute to | ||||||
| 22 | those Who Make a Difference" award ceremony; and
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| 23 | WHEREAS, Larry Burnson's dedication to his profession and | ||||||
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| 1 | his willingness to serve his community make him a model for the | ||||||
| 2 | people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 4 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 5 | congratulate Homewood Police Chief Larry Burnson on the | ||||||
| 6 | occasion of being selected as the 2008 Police Chief of the Year | ||||||
| 7 | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | ||||||
| 8 | be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to Larry Burnson as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 11 | respect.
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