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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff Roger Scott on
4his retirement on June 23, 2021 after over 50 years of faithful
5service with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott served his country in the United
7States Air Force from 1965 to 1969 before he began his long and
8distinguished career with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office;
9after receiving an honorable discharge from the Air Force with
10the rank of sergeant, he started as a radio operator and
11jailor; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott has served as the DeKalb County
13Sheriff since being appointed in 1985 and first elected in
141986; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott created and developed dozens of
16Sheriffs' Citizens Police Academies from 1996 to 2020,
17established a Domestic Violence Unit in 2005, was a founding
18member of the DeKalb County Major Crime Unit, and was a member
19of the 911 Steering Committee in 1988; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott's accomplishments as sheriff
21include the Governor's Award for Excellence in Training in

 

 

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11999, the National Sheriffs' Association Presidential Award
2for distinguished service in 2010, and serving as president of
3the Illinois Sheriffs' Association from 2005 to 2006; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott was born and raised in DeKalb
5County and lives in DeKalb with his wife, Marcia, and his
6children; they are members of the Waterman Bible Church; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott and Marcia have raised three
8biological children and seven adopted children and have
9fostered almost 40 children since 1989; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate Sheriff Roger Scott on his retirement on June
1323, 2021 after over 50 years of faithful service with the
14DeKalb County Sheriff's Office; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That we declare June 23, 2021 as Sheriff Roger
16Scott Day in the State of Illinois to honor his dedication to
17DeKalb County and the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
19presented to Sheriff Scott and the DeKalb County Sheriff's
20Office as an expression of our esteem and respect.