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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Cpt. Donald Buckley on the
4occasion of his retirement from the Illinois State Police (ISP)
5on May 1, 2015; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Cpt. Buckley joined ISP Cadet Class 87 on January
729, 1990; he graduated on June 15, 1990 and was assigned to ISP
8District 21; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Cpt. Buckley transferred to ISP District 9 on
10January 16, 1992; he was promoted to Sergeant on March 16,
111996, to Master Sergeant on August 16, 1997, to Lieutenant on
12October 16, 2002, and to Captain on June 16, 2007; and
 
13    WHEREAS, During Cpt. Buckley's 25 years as a State Trooper,
14he served on the Tactical Response Team, where he was given the
15nickname "Mouse"; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Cpt. Buckley held the positions of State Police
17Academy Commander, Lieutenant Colonel of Division of Internal
18Investigation, and Colonel of the Division of Operations; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Cpt. Buckley is proud the be an Illinois State
20Trooper and a semper fidelis member of the United States Marine

 

 

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1Corps; he served in the Marines from 1985 to 1989, where he was
2a Game Warden at Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point for 2
3years; he reached the rank of E-5 of the USMC Combat Engineer
4Battalion; he is married to Tammee, and they have 3 children,
5Nicole, Erin, and Cara; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8congratulate Cpt. Donald Buckley on his retirement from the
9Illinois State Police and we wish him the best in all his
10future endeavors; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Cpt. Buckley as an expression of our esteem and
13respect.