HR0743 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Colonel Michael Zerbonia on the occasion of his retirement from the Illinois State Police on September 30, 2015, after 28 years of service; and

WHEREAS, Michael Zerbonia joined the Illinois State Police on September 21, 1987 with his appointment to Cadet Class 82; upon graduating, he was assigned to the District 3 Patrol in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Michael Zerbonia was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1995; in 1996, he transferred to the Illinois State Police Academy, where he worked to enhance the Academy's physical skills section; in 1999, he was promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant; in 2005, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant; in 2009, he was promoted to the rank of Captain and served as the Bureau Chief of Logistics; in 2010, he was selected to serve as Bureau Chief of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; in 2011, he was named as District Commander of District 9 in Springfield, where he oversaw the Illinois State Fair and State Inaugurations; in 2011, he was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; in 2012, he was appointed to the rank of Colonel of the Division of Operations, where he served until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Michael Zerbonia is a Brigadier General in the Illinois Army National Guard and was recently appointed as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army; and

WHEREAS, Prior to his appointment as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army, General Zerbonia was the Land Forces Component Commander; he enlisted as a military policeman in the Missouri Army National Guard in 1983; he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on May 9, 1986 after completing the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Northeast Missouri State University; in 1988, he transferred to the United States Army to serve as an air defense artillery officer; in 1991, he joined the Illinois National Guard to serve as the assistant air defense coordination officer with the 1st Battalion of the 202nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment; during his service, he supported military operations in Poland, Turkey, and Germany; he also deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from June of 2005 to June of 2006 and to Afghanistan from September of 2012 to June of 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and

WHEREAS, Michael Zerbonia and his wife, Diane, have one son, Dominic; he is also a huge Oakland Raiders fan and a part of the Raider Nation; and

WHEREAS, Michael Zerbonia will be remembered fondly by his fellow ISP officers for his organizational pride of the Illinois State Police, for proudly wearing his uniform daily, and for being a hardworking and extremely energetic State Trooper; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Colonel Michael Zerbonia on the occasion of his retirement from the Illinois State Police, we wish him well on his new assignment as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army of the Illinois National Guard, and we wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

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