Full Text of HR1441 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Marty Gainer on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Police Department; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marty Gainer earned his bachelor's degree in | 7 | | criminal/social justice from Lewis University and his MBA from | 8 | | St. Xavier University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Marty Gainer served in the United States Army for | 10 | | 3 years; he subsequently worked as a truck driver, worked in a | 11 | | warehouse, worked at a meat packing company, and worked in a | 12 | | police garage in the Chicago Police Department's motor | 13 | | maintenance unit at 51st Street and Wentworth Avenue before | 14 | | entering the police academy in 1985; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Marty Gainer has had a long and distinguished | 16 | | career as a police officer; he worked in the 21st, 4th, and | 17 | | 22nd Districts and served in the Department's Organized Crime | 18 | | Unit from 1991 to 2007; he worked on a DEA taskforce and the | 19 | | Department's Intelligence Section and Technical Services Unit | 20 | | investigating narcotics and violent crimes; in 2003, he was | 21 | | promoted to the rank of sergeant; in 2007, was reunited with | 22 | | the 22nd District as a beat team sergeant, coordinating |
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| 1 | | neighborhood CAPS meetings; in May of 2009, he replaced Sgt. | 2 | | Mike Casey to become community relations sergeant; he also | 3 | | worked as a liaison between the police and community groups to | 4 | | handle events like the Beverly Breast Cancer Walk and Ridge | 5 | | Run; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, There has been at least one member of the Gainer | 7 | | family serving in the Chicago Police Department since 1907, | 8 | | when Gainer's grandfather, William A. Gainer, joined the force; | 9 | | his older brothers, Jim, Tim, Terry, and Jack, are all former | 10 | | Chicago police officers as well; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marty Gainer is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs; | 12 | | because of this, Marty's nephew, Tim, and his 3 daughters have | 13 | | become avid Cubs fans also; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Marty Gainer plans to spend his retirement | 15 | | teaching criminal justice courses online for Kaplan University | 16 | | and spending with his family, including his wife, Marianne, and | 17 | | his daughters, Courtney, Elizabeth, and Kerri; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | congratulate Marty Gainer on the occasion of his retirement and | 21 | | wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Marty Gainer as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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