HR0879 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0879 LRB102 28008 ECR 39807 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff David A. Snyders on the occasion of his retirement as Stephenson County Sheriff on November 30, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has enjoyed a distinguished 44-year career in law enforcement, including 20 years with the City of Freeport Police Department from 1978 to 1998 serving in Patrol and Investigation and with the Freeport Park District Police during the same 20-year period serving in Patrol and then as chief; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders was a founding member of the Freeport Police and Stephenson County Emergency Response Team; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has served as Sheriff of Stephenson County for 24 years; he was first elected in 1998 and is the longest serving sheriff in the history of the county; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has been an active member of the National Sheriff's Association, the Illinois Sheriff's Association, and the FBI National Academy Associates; he served in leadership positions with the Northwest Illinois Law Enforcement Executives Association, the Northern Illinois Sheriff's Association, the Northwest Criminal Justice Commission, and the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Executive Board; additionally, he was a member of the Law Enforcement Aviation Coalition Board; and

WHEREAS, Since 2002, Sheriff Snyders has proudly served as President of the Board of Directors for Tyler's Justice Center for Children, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to lessening the trauma of child victims by providing a sensitive, collaborative response to the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child sexual abuse and serious physical abuse cases in Stephenson, Jo Daviess, and Carroll Counties; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders is a 1978 graduate of the Police Training Institute, a 1998 graduate of the Illinois Sheriffs Management Institute, a 2001 graduate of the National Sheriff's Institute, and a 2007 graduate of the FBI National Academy–229th Session; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Snyders has been a mentor to countless police officers and sheriff's deputies over the years and has set an exemplary standard of leadership and professionalism as a sheriff; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commend Stephenson County Sheriff David A. Snyders on his distinguished 44-year career in law enforcement and wish him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Sheriff Snyders as a symbol of our esteem and respect.