HR1389 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Westmont Police Chief Thomas Mulhearn on the occasion of his retirement after 39 years of service; and

WHEREAS, Chief Mulhearn began his law enforcement career in 1974 as a dispatcher for the Broadview Police Department; in 1977, he joined the Westmont Police Department, where he served as Patrolman, Detective/Juvenile Officer, Sergeant, Detective Division Commander, Deputy Chief of Police, and Acting Chief of Police; and

WHEREAS, Chief Mulhearn was appointed Chief of Police in October of 2009; and

WHEREAS, Chief Mulhearn received the Joseph T. Gutak Memorial Award as Juvenile Officer of the year for DuPage County in 1998; in March of 2007, he received the inaugural Public Safety Officer of the Year Award from the Westmont Chamber of Commerce; he was elected President of the DuPage Juvenile Officers Association in 2002 and currently serves as the First Vice President of the DuPage County Chiefs of Police Association; in 2008, he received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award from the Westmont Rotary Club; and

WHEREAS, Chief Mulhearn is a graduate of Triton Community College and completed his basic law enforcement training at the Chicago Police Academy in 1977; he has attended training classes at Northwestern University, the University of Illinois, and the United States Department of Homeland Security Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama; in July of 2007, he attended the 230th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy in Quantico, Virginia; he is currently a member of the FBI National Academy Alumni Association; and

WHEREAS, Chief Mulhearn has resided in Westmont since 1977 with his wife, Joanne, and his daughter, Kelly; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Westmont Police Chief Thomas Mulhearn on his retirement after 39 years of service and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Chief Mulhearn as an expression of our esteem and respect.