HR0448 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Elry Faulkner on the occasion of his retirement as Johnson County Sheriff after 40 years; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner is the longest-serving sheriff in the State; he began his career in law enforcement as a part-time officer for the Vienna Police Department in 1968; in 1970, he joined the Johnson County Sheriff's Office; he returned to the Vienna Police Department in 1973; in 1974, he was elected Johnson County Sheriff; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner was elected president of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association Southern Zone in 1986 and as president of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association in 1994; he was sworn in as a member of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association Executive Board in 1987 and has served on the Board ever since; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner was awarded the Medal of Valor in 1994 by the Illinois Sheriffs' Association for his arrest of and altercation with the escaped federal prisoner who shot him in 1979; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Faulkner has touched the lives of thousands of people in Johnson County, which is evident by his re-election every 4 years since 1974; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Elry Faulkner on his retirement as Johnson County Sheriff and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

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