HR1040 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff Robert Crow on his 29 years with the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program; and

WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. is a substance abuse prevention education program that was founded in Los Angeles in 1983; the Program offers a series of police officer-led classroom lessons for children from kindergarten though 12th grade on how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug-free and violence-free lives; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Crow was hired as a patrol officer for the City of McLeansboro in 1988; he became the Chief of Police in October of that same year; In December 2014, he became Sheriff of Hamilton County; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Crow attended D.A.R.E. training in 1989; upon completion of training, he returned to Hamilton County and began teaching ten-week sessions to the sixth graders at East Side Grade School, and then in 2015 at Dahlgren Grade School as well; he teaches for an hour each time on a variety of topics, including resisting drugs, bullying, and abuse of over-the-counter medication; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Crow was named Co-Illinois D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year twice, an honor he shared with a colleague; In May 2018, he will participate in the 30th D.A.R.E. graduation; and

WHEREAS, Sheriff Crow is a veteran of the United States Army, where he was a military police officer; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Sheriff Robert Crow on his many years with the D.A.R.E. Program, and we recognize his commitment to providing the youth of Hamilton County with the knowledge and tools they need to resist drugs, alcohol, and other high-risk behaviors; and be it further

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