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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Phillip Fisher of Hanna City, who passed |
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| away on August 15, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born June 25, 1954, in Waterloo, Iowa, the |
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| son of George and Edith Grapp Fisher; he married Sandra E. |
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| Slape on July 13, 1984; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Washington High School and from |
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| ICC with an associate degree; after school, he worked as a |
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| journeyman meat cutter at various locations and also as a |
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| Northwoods Mall security officer; he was an Auxiliary Civil |
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| Defense Police Officer from 1972 until 1980; he began his |
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| employment with the Peoria Police Department on September 2, |
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| 1980; he was promoted to Sergeant on May 21, 2005; he served as |
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| Master Range Instructor, Master Taser Instructor, and as a |
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| Field Training Officer; he most recently was assigned as the |
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| Court Liaison Sergeant at the Peoria County Courthouse; and
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| WHEREAS, He served on the Executive Board of the Peoria |
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| Police Benevolent Association, Cops for Kids, Peoria Police |
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| Benevolent Land Committee, as Sergeant of Arms, and as the |
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| treasurer for the State Police Benevolent Protection |
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| Association; he received four life-saving awards, two |
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| distinguished service awards, the American Legion Award, as |
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| well as many letters of appreciation from citizens, letters of |
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| commendation issued by the chief of police for outstanding |
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| service, and letters of appreciation from city officials; and |
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| he received the Police Valor Award in 1993; and
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| WHEREAS, He enjoyed fishing, all types of hunting, travel, |
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| riding ATVs, but best of all, he loved spending time with his |
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| family, friends, his little black Schnauzer named Boo, and his |
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| seven grandkids, each special in their own way; and
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| WHEREAS, His mother, Edith, preceded him in death in 1988; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Phillip Fisher is survived by his father, George |
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| and stepmother, Joan Fisher; his daughters, Caroline E. Carle |
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| and Tracie A. Richey; his son, Phillip Jr.; his grandchildren, |
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| Shelbie, Austin, Alysa, Elizabeth, James, Kaleb, and Kameron; |
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| his sisters, Bev Stewart and Edith (Sam) Basir; his brothers, |
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| Ron (Sarah) Fisher, Rod Fisher, Ty (Sue) Fisher, Eldon (Kathy) |
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| Fisher, and Clyde Fisher; his six nephews and seventeen nieces; |
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| his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Troy and Sharon Slape; his |
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| brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gordon and Debbie Crow, |
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| Steve and Jan Slape, and Dennis Slape and his fiancee, Abbi |
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| Look; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| his family and friends, the passing of Phillip Fisher; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Phillip Fisher as a symbol of our |
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| sincere sympathy.
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