HR0421 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Tammi Kestel on the occasion of her retirement from the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification after 35 years of service; and

WHEREAS, Tammi Kestel started her career with the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification on March 9, 1981 as a Data Input Operator; and

WHEREAS, Tammi Kestel was promoted to Office Administrator 3 on April 16, 1989, to Office Administrator 4 on March 16, 1990, to Executive I on February 1, 1993, to Executive 2 on September 16, 1994, to Public Service Administrator on February 1, 2000, and to Senior Public Service Administrator on August 1, 2001; and

WHEREAS, Tammi Kestel has been a sought after subject matter expert on the Criminal Identification Act, the Uniform Conviction Information Act, various statutory background checks, and the expungement and sealing of records; and

WHEREAS, Tammi Kestel is retiring as the Assistant Bureau Chief of the Illinois State Police's Bureau of Identification in Joliet and her retirement will be a loss to the Illinois State Police and citizens of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Tammi Kestel and her husband, Donald Kestel, have 4 children, Adam Kestel, Tracy Ramarcsuk, Tammy Platek, and Tana Kestel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Tammi Kestel on her retirement from the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification after 35 years and we wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it further

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