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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Artis |
| 4 | | Yancey of Waukegan, who passed away on March 19, 2014; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Artis Yancey was born in Gary, Indiana on December |
| 6 | | 25, 1959 to Thomas and Lorenza Yancey; he graduated in 1978 |
| 7 | | from Waukegan High School and earned his bachelor's degree in |
| 8 | | general studies from Northeastern University and his master's |
| 9 | | degree in criminal social justice from Lewis University; he |
| 10 | | furthered his education with a certificate from the |
| 11 | | Northwestern Center for Public Safety and a certificate from |
| 12 | | the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive |
| 13 | | Education; he attended the Illinois Law Enforcement Training |
| 14 | | and Standards Board Executive Institute's Police Executive |
| 15 | | Role in the 21st Century program; he was a FBI National Academy |
| 16 | | Graduate in Quantico, Virginia and a Northwestern University |
| 17 | | Police Staff and Command Executive Management Graduate; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Artis Yancey served as a police officer for 21 |
| 19 | | years, which included stints as a detective, community police |
| 20 | | officer, supervisor of the detective bureau, deputy chief, and |
| 21 | | finally chief starting in January of 2009; he retired in July |
| 22 | | of 2010, and in March of 2011, he was appointed coroner; in |
| 23 | | April of 2013, he was elected Waukegan City Clerk; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2002, Artis Yancey was named "Officer of the |
| 2 | | Year" by the Exchange Club of Waukegan; he was a Lion's Club |
| 3 | | member, Community Action Project (CAP) of Waukegan member, and |
| 4 | | a Waukegan Township HBCU College Member; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Artis Yancey was preceded in death by his parents, |
| 6 | | a brother, Thomas (Florence Loriane) Yancey, Jr., and a sister, |
| 7 | | Joy Ann Green-Yancey; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Artis Yancey is survived by his wife, Tamara |
| 9 | | Yancey; his step-daughter, Kiesha; his children, Lauryn, |
| 10 | | Jordan, Delaney, and Delacey Yancey; his brother, Melvin |
| 11 | | (Phyllis) Yancey; his sisters, Margree (Randolph) Danner, |
| 12 | | Velvin Faye (Alvin) Harper and Ardene Yancey; Ossie Green, Sr.; |
| 13 | | his father-in-law, Coleman Moore; and a host of nieces, |
| 14 | | nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we mourn the passing of Artis Yancey, and extend our sincere |
| 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 19 | | him; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Artis Yancey as an expression of our |