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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former
4Hinsdale Police Chief James A. Eccardt of Westmont, who passed
5away on June 3, 2015; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Eccardt grew up in Berwyn; he served in the
7United States Marines during the Vietnam War and was a Purple
8Heart recipient; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Chief Eccardt worked for the Hinsdale Police
10Department for 31 years; he worked as detective supervisor for
1110 years before being promoted to Chief; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Chief Eccardt was a loving husband, father, and
13grandfather; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Chief Eccardt was an avid fan of the Chicago
15Blackhawks and Chicago Bears; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Chief Eccardt is survived by his wife, Melanie
17(nee Wadas); his children, Kimberly (Joseph) Musial and James
18Eccardt, Jr.; and his grandchildren, Gillian, Joey, and Phoebe
19Musial; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3mourn the passing of former Hinsdale Police Chief James A.
4Eccardt, and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
5friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Chief Eccardt as an expression of
8our deepest sympathy.