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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, After 34 years in law enforcement, Bethalto Chief
3 of Police William "Billy Bones" Hays retired on May 2, 2005;
4 and
 
5     WHEREAS, Chief Hays earned the nickname "Billy Bones" when
6 he began working on the department in 1968; as a rookie he
7 stood 6 feet tall and weighed 135 pounds; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Chief Hays retired in 1989 with the rank of
9 sergeant following 21 years of service; he then headed west
10 with his wife, Elsie, and worked as a security guard in Las
11 Vegas at the casino, Circus Circus; he returned to the
12 department in November of 1997, when he was offered the job as
13 deputy police chief by Mayor Steve Bryant; and
 
14     WHEREAS, His duties as second-in-command included being
15 supervisor of the department's four sergeants and nine patrol
16 officers before he replaced Chief Tony Sammis following his
17 retirement in 1999; and
 
18     WHEREAS, As an officer and a chief, Mr. Hays has served the
19 community with pride and has been a positive influence on the
20 department; he taught his employees good work ethics as well as
21 good moral values; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Chief Hays was a past member and past president of
23 the board of directors of the Bethalto Boys and Girls Club, and
24 is a member of the Madison County Police Association, a member
25 of the Southern Illinois Police Chief's Association, and a
26 member of the Illinois Police Chief's Association; and
 
27     WHEREAS, He is father to one grown son, Todd, who followed
28 in his footsteps, working as a police officer in Troy;
29 therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate Bethalto Police Chief William "Billy Bones"
4 Hays on the occasion of his retirement; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to him as an expression of our respect and esteem and
7 with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.