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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Police Chief
4 Donald E. Bennett of Plainfield on the occasion of his
5 retirement from the Plainfield Police Department after 24 years
6 with the Department and a total of 42 years of dedicated
7 service in law enforcement; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Donald E. Bennett was born in Milledgeville,
9 Illinois on October 16, 1945, and served in the United States
10 Air Force from 1963 to 1967; after being honorably discharged
11 from the military, Chief Bennett married Patricia Taubert on
12 July 26, 1969; the couple has 2 children, Heather and Jennifer
13 (Aaron), and 3 grandchildren, Ian, Alaina, and Halle; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Chief Bennett received his bachelor's degree in
15 criminal justice from Metropolitan College in Denver, Colorado
16 in 1977; in 1998, he earned his master's degree in criminal
17 justice from Western Illinois University; and
 
18     WHEREAS, In 1983, Chief Bennett attended the 134th Session
19 of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia; he also attended the
20 Northwestern University School of Staff and Command from 1993
21 to 1994 and the Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Institute's
22 Executive Management Program in 1996; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Chief Bennett is a member of the International
2 Association of Chiefs of Police and the Illinois Association of
3 Chiefs of Police; he is an active member of the Police Chiefs
4 Association of Will County, serving as the organization's
5 President in 2000; he is also a member of the DuPage County
6 Chiefs of Police Association and the Kendall County Chiefs of
7 Police; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Chief Bennett has served as the Treasurer of the
9 Western Will County Communications Center and the Illinois Law
10 Enforcement Alarm System since the inception of both
11 organizations; he has also served as the coordinator of
12 Plainfield's Emergency Management Agency since 1985; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Chief Bennett was named the Plainfield Village
14 Employee of the Year in 1996; he was also the recipient of the
15 School District 202 Coordination of Administration and Parents
16 Groups for Educational Efficiency Recognition Award in 1999 for
17 his leadership and service to the Plainfield community;
18 therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 congratulate Police Chief Donald E. Bennett of Plainfield on
22 the occasion of his 42 years of dedicated service in law

 

 

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1 enforcement and community leadership for the people of
2 Plainfield, the State of Illinois, and the United States of
3 America and wish him the best in his retirement years; and be
4 it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Chief Donald E. Bennett and his wife, Patricia
7 Bennett, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.