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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Robert Ellis Atherton on
4the occasion of his retirement from the Illinois State Police
5on June 30, 2016; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert Atherton earned his Associate in Applied
7Science in 1986 and his Bachelor of Science in 1998; he
8graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation National
9Academy in 2007; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Robert Atherton worked for the City of Polo Police
11Department from 1988 to 1990; in 1990, he graduated from
12Illinois State Police Cadet Class 88 and joined the Illinois
13State Police, where he was assigned to District 7 (Rock
14Island); he was promoted to District 7 Sergeant in 1997, to
15District 7 Master Sergeant in 2000, and to District 7
16Lieutenant in 2006; he held interim District Commander
17positions in District 7, 16, and 17 from 2008 to 2013; he was
18promoted to District 7 and 17 Captain in 2013; he was appointed
19to Major of Region II Commander in 2015; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Robert Atherton has been involved with numerous
21organizations, including the Hampton Elementary School Board
22(Past President, Vice-President, and Member), the Illinois

 

 

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1State Police Command Council (Past Chairman, Treasurer, and
2Region Representative), the Quad City Council of Police Chiefs
3(Past Member, Secretary/Treasurer), FBI National Academy
4Associates, Illinois Winter Special Olympics (Volunteer), and
5Hampton Elementary Sports (Volunteer, Coach); and
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert Atherton was named the Sauk Valley
7Community College 2014 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year; he
8received National Veterans Awareness Ride Recognition in 2010,
92012, and 2014; he received the Illini Hospital Outstanding
10Community Service Award in 2001; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Robert Atherton has been married to Rebecca for 25
12years and they have one daughter, Karina; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15congratulate Robert Ellis Atherton on his retirement from the
16Illinois State Police and we wish him the best in all his
17future endeavors; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to Robert Atherton as an expression of our esteem and
20respect.