Full Text of HR1186 96th General Assembly
HR1186 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Officer | 4 |
| Michael Robbins, who passed away September 13, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Officer Michael Robbins was born on June 3, 1951; | 6 |
| he attended high school and enlisted in the Navy where he | 7 |
| received a Bronze star for his service in the Vietnam War and | 8 |
| went on to serve in the Navy Reserves; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Officer Robbins joined the Chicago Police | 10 |
| Department in 1986 and worked in the Grand Crossing Districts; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Officer Robbins served the Chicago Police | 13 |
| Department with honor and distinction for eight years prior to | 14 |
| his injuries; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Officer Robbins was a proud member of the Chicago | 16 |
| Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #7; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Officer Robbins became an advocate for gun control | 18 |
| laws in the community and the State, spoke at the Democratic | 19 |
| National Convention, directed the Epidemic Lowering Plan, and | 20 |
| ran for the Illinois State Senate; and
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| WHEREAS, The Chicago Police Department has retired Officer | 2 |
| Robbin's star, which is numbered 4203; and
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| WHEREAS, Officer Robbins leaves behind a daughter, two | 4 |
| sons, a stepson, two grandchildren, and a brother; and
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| WHEREAS, Officer Michael Robbins dedicated and gave his | 6 |
| life to protecting and serving the people of Illinois; | 7 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn, along with family, friends, and Fraternal Order of | 11 |
| Police brothers and sisters, the passing of Officer Michael | 12 |
| Robbins; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Officer Michael Robbins as an | 15 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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