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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dennis Schmidt on
4 the occasion of the conclusion of his 35-year career as Police
5 Chief of the Montgomery Police Department and for his new
6 career as manager of Waubonsee Community College's driver
7 safety program; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt is a native of Aurora; he earned
9 his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Aurora
10 University in May of 1983; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt began his career with the
12 Montgomery Police Department in April of 1974, when he was
13 hired as a patrol officer upon his discharge from the U.S.
14 Army, where he had served as a medic; in 1978, he attained the
15 rank of sergeant; in September of 1981, he was appointed to
16 serve as police chief by the late Village President Stu
17 Johnson; and
 
18     WHEREAS, During Dennis Schmidt's tenure, the Montgomery
19 Police Department saw a period of steady growth, especially
20 over the past decade; to accommodate the village's growing
21 police department, Mr. Schmidt played a key role in the
22 planning for a new police station on U.S. Route 30 at Griffin

 

 

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1 Drive; the facility, which was designed and sized to
2 accommodate the village's future population growth, was
3 dedicated in 2005; he has also served admirably as a leader
4 during numerous emergencies in Montgomery, including the
5 floods in the Parkview Estates Subdivision in 1972, 1983, and
6 1996; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt has been involved with numerous
8 activities and fundraisers, including the Kane County Police
9 Officer of the Year Banquet and Awards Ceremony, the Montgomery
10 Festival, the Kane County 911 Board, and numerous charitable
11 events and church activities; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Montgomery
13 Police Department, Dennis Schmidt will serve as manager of the
14 driver safety program at Waubonsee Community College, where his
15 inspired leadership and experience will benefit the many
16 instructors and students under his wing; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt serves as a model of hard work,
18 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
19 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22 congratulate and thank Dennis Schmidt for his many years of

 

 

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1 dedicated service with the Montgomery Police Department and
2 wish him continued success in his new career; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Dennis Schmidt as a symbol of our esteem and
5 respect.