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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Elry Faulkner on the
4occasion of his retirement as Johnson County Sheriff after 40
5years; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner is the longest-serving sheriff
7in the State; he began his career in law enforcement as a
8part-time officer for the Vienna Police Department in 1968; in
91970, he joined the Johnson County Sheriff's Office; he
10returned to the Vienna Police Department in 1973; in 1974, he
11was elected Johnson County Sheriff; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner was elected president of the
13Illinois Sheriffs' Association Southern Zone in 1986 and as
14president of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association in 1994; he was
15sworn in as a member of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association
16Executive Board in 1987 and has served on the Board ever since;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner was awarded the Medal of Valor in
191994 by the Illinois Sheriffs' Association for his arrest of
20and altercation with the escaped federal prisoner who shot him
21in 1979; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner has touched the lives of
2thousands of people in Johnson County, which is evident by his
3re-election every 4 years since 1974; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6congratulate Elry Faulkner on his retirement as Johnson County
7Sheriff and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and
8be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Sheriff Faulkner as an expression of our esteem
11and respect.