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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Lieutenant Fred
4 Winterroth on his retirement from the Illinois State Police,
5 effective December 31, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He is a 1973 graduate of Normal Community High
7 School; he received an Associate of Science Degree from
8 Illinois Central College in Police Science Technology; he
9 received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement
10 Administration from Western Illinois University in 1977; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In 1975 he served an internship with the East
12 Peoria Police Department and the Peoria County Sheriff's
13 Department; while working on his Bachelor's degree he served an
14 internship with the Illinois Bureau of Investigations; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He served as a Jail Officer in the Peoria County
16 Sheriff's Office and as a Special Agent for the Multi-County
17 Narcotics Enforcement Group in Peoria from 1977-1980; he served
18 as a Canton Police Officer in the Canton Police Department from
19 1980-1981; he served as a Farmington Police Officer with the
20 Farmington Police Department in 1984; and he became a Illinois
21 State Trooper in 1984 in District 8; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, From 1990-1998 he served as a Special Agent with
2 the Illinois State Police, Zone 8 Investigations; he was
3 promoted to Sergeant in 1998, where he served as Midnight Shift
4 Platoon Sergeant, Special Projects Officer, Midnight Shift
5 Platoon Supervisor, as well as acting Master Sergeant from
6 2000, until his promotion as Master Sergeant in 2003; and
 
7     WHEREAS, In 2008, he was named Acting Lieutenant in
8 District 8 and in 2008 he was also promoted to Operations
9 Lieutenant, until he retired in District 6 for the Illinois
10 State Police; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He attended and completed numerous specialized
12 schools and training conferences in the field of Law
13 Enforcement; his community service includes serving as Cub
14 Master, Den leader, and Assistant Scout Master for the Boy
15 Scouts, Bartonville Troop 200 and Hanna City, Pack 51; in
16 addition, he continues to serve as a Northern Illinois
17 Presbyterian, PCA, Moderator and the Hanna City Presbyterian
18 Church, PCA, Ruling Elder; and
 
19     WHEREAS, He continues to serve as a member of the
20 Tri-County Regional Greenways and Trails Committee Member,
21 Wildlife Prairie State Park, Friends of Wildlife Board Member,
22 Past President of the Rural Coalition on Development, and as a
23 member and treasurer of the Heart of Illinois Mayors

 

 

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1 Association; in 1997 he served as a Village Trustee; and in
2 2005 he was elected President of the Village of Hanna City,
3 where he presently serves; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate Lieutenant Winterroth and wish him the best in the
7 future; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Lieutenant Fred Winterroth as a symbol of our
10 respect and esteem.