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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Anna Chief of
3 Police Gordon Hopp retired an April 1, 2005, after 26 years of
4 service with the city; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He first worked for the city from 1975 to 1979 as
6 a police and fire dispatcher; from 1979 to 1983, he worked at
7 the U.S. Penitentiary at Marion; after a brief stint with the
8 Union County Sheriff's Department, he rejoined the Anna Police
9 Department; and
 
10     WHEREAS, After serving initially as a patrolman, Chief Hopp
11 was named sergeant in 1989; he has served the last twelve years
12 as chief; and
 
13     WHEREAS, During his tenure with the police department, he
14 especially enjoyed working with kids; he helped to spearhead
15 such activities as a youth fishing day, clean-up and
16 beautification projects, and DARE; thousands of flowers were
17 planted in Anna through beautification projects; DARE is a drug
18 abuse prevention program for students, which he taught for six
19 years; and
 
20     WHEREAS, In his retirement, Chief Hopp plans to focus on
21 gardening and fishing; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate Chief Gordon Hopp on the occasion of his
25 retirement after 26 years of service with the city of Anna, and
26 we thank him for the many years he devoted to the safety and
27 needs of the citizens of his community; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Chief Hopp as an expression of our respect and

 

 

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1 esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.