HR1115 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Michael Jordan on the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of dedicated service with the Bloomington Police Department; and

WHEREAS, Mike Jordan earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Illinois State University in 1979; and

WHEREAS, Mike Jordan has had a long and distinguished career in law enforcement; he began his career as a McLean County Jail Correctional Officer from 1979 to 1980; on April 21, 1980, he was hired to serve on the Bloomington Police Department, where he serve faithfully until his retirement on June 4, 2010; and

WHEREAS, During his tenure with the Bloomington Police Department, Mike Jordan worked as a patrol officer, a youth officer, a community policing officer, a member of the Crisis Negotiation Unit, and a Crime Stopper Liaison; he also worked in the Detective Division from 1988 to 1998; and

WHEREAS, Mike Jordan proudly wore Bloomington Police Department ribbons for Life Saving, Distinguished Achievement, Individual Unit Citations, and Education; and

WHEREAS, Mike Jordan was very active with the Bloomington Police Benevolent & Protective Association Unit 21 and served on or coordinated many of the association's committees; he was involved with the Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis, the Red Cross Blood Drive, the St. Jude's Christmas Card Recycle Program, Shop with a Cop, Copy Your Kids, Christmas Parades, Race for Victim's Rights, National Night Out, the McLean County Fair, the Labor Day Parade, and the Special Olympics Torch Run as a State Committee Member from 1981 to 2000; he also served as an American Legion baseball coach and was a participant in the Volunteer Police Officer Reading Program; and

WHEREAS, Mike Jordan was the recipient of numerous awards for his service in the community, including the Chief's Award of Merit in 1995, the PB & PA Unit #21 Officer of the Year Award in 1998, the Bloomington Rotary Club Officer of the Year Award in 1999, the BPD Meritorious Award in 1999, the MADD Heroes of the Highway Award in 2000, the ISU, Department of Criminal Justice, Alumni Achievement Award in 2000, the Illinois Crime Stopper of the Year in 2003, and the Illinois State Crime Stopper Coordinator of the Year Award in 2005; and

WHEREAS, Mike Jordan serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Michael Jordan on the occasion of his retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further

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