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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Sheriff David Owens of McLean County has announced
3 his retirement on December 1, 2006; and
 
4     WHEREAS, David Owens is a life-long resident of McLean
5 County, growing up in LeRoy; he and his wife, Bonnie, live in
6 Bloomington and have two grown children and three
7 grandchildren; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Sheriff Owens is a 1969 graduate of LeRoy High
9 School; he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Western
10 Illinois University; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He joined the McLean County Sheriff's Department
12 as a patrol deputy in 1974; he was promoted to the rank of
13 Sergeant in 1979; while Sergeant, he was a Patrol Shift
14 Commander, served as the supervisor in charge of the Criminal
15 Investigations Division, and served as a Crime
16 Prevention/Public Relations Officer; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1988; in this
18 capacity he supervised the Patrol Division, the Court Security
19 Detail, and the Communications Division of the Sheriff's
20 Office; and
 
21     WHEREAS, He was first elected Sheriff in November of 1998
22 and was sworn in on December 1, 1998; he was re-elected in
23 November of 2002 and sworn in for his second term on December
24 1, 2002; therefore, be it
 
25     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we congratulate Sheriff David Owens on his retirement after
28 thirty-three years of service to the people of McLean County
29 and wish him continued success in his future endeavors; and be

 

 

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2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Sheriff David Owens.