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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of
4 Commander Maurice Dailey of Chicago on January 14, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, One of nine children, Mr. Dailey grew up on the
6 West Side of Chicago and graduated from St. Mel High School;
7 after a short stint in the United States Marine Corps, he
8 joined the Chicago Police Department; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He arrived in the Rogers Park District in 1994 to
10 run a tactical team for the city's new community policing
11 program; his background in narcotics was also essential to the
12 community at the time; and
 
13     WHEREAS, In 1997, when troubled community relations
14 prompted the department to oust the Monroe District commander,
15 Mr. Dailey was picked to smooth things over; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Most of the police officers who had known Maurice
17 Dailey for years called him "commander" out of respect after
18 the veteran made the rank in 1997, but they knew he wouldn't
19 have batted an eye if they still called him "Mo"; he ended his
20 career as commander of the Monroe District on the West Side,
21 never letting his success go to his head; and
 
22     WHEREAS, He retired in 1999 and spent much of his time
23 hunting and fishing on a farm in Savanna, Illinois, where he
24 and his wife had bought land and built a house; he developed
25 his love of hunting and fishing from childhood trips to an
26 uncle's home near Kankakee; and
 
27     WHEREAS, The passing of Commander Maurice Dailey is felt by
28 all who knew and loved him, especially his wife, Donna; his
29 son, Sean; his daughters, Megan and Carrie Trost; his eight

 

 

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1 siblings, Theresa, Buddy, Julie, Sheila, Mary Pat, Timothy,
2 Mary Virginia, and Jim ; and his two grandchildren; therefore,
3 be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we mourn the passing of Commander Maurice Dailey and extend our
7 sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and community;
8 and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
11 sympathy.