HR0434 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Charleston Police Chief Mark Jenkins on his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Chief Mark Jenkins soon will retire from the Charleston Police Department to become the new police chief of the City of Casey on June 15, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Mark Jenkins was appointed interim Charleston chief following Paul Welch’s resignation in December of 2007; he was later appointed on a permanent basis, capping a career that began when he joined the department as a radio dispatcher in 1977 and was hired as a police officer the following year; and

WHEREAS, He has helped open up Charleston Police Department communications with the other city departments, Eastern Illinois University, and other law enforcement agencies in the area; he has been active in the community through his support of the Citizens Police Academy and church safety seminar as well as by being a member of local civic groups; and

WHEREAS, Chief Jenkins enjoys spending time with his wife, Patty; their son, Adam; and their grandchildren, Logan and Sammy; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Chief Jenkins on his retirement from the Charleston Police Department and wish him continued success as he becomes the police chief in Casey; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mark Jenkins as a symbol of our respect.