Full Text of HR1118 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Police | 4 | | Chief Michael O'Connell of Tinley Park; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was a graduate of the FBI National Academy and | 6 | | Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command; he | 7 | | also held a master's degree in criminal justice from Lewis | 8 | | University; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He had a long and distinguished career in law | 10 | | enforcement; he began his career in 1972 as a patrol officer | 11 | | with the Riverdale Police Department, and he served as police | 12 | | chief of the Riverdale Police Department for 6 years; in 1995, | 13 | | he was appointed to serve as police chief of the Village of | 14 | | Tinley Park, where he served until his passing; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, He taught criminal justice courses at South | 16 | | Suburban College for several years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was active on numerous Illinois Association of | 18 | | Chiefs of Police committees, including those that focus on | 19 | | domestic terrorism and homeland security; he also served on the | 20 | | Executive Board of the South Suburban Association of Chiefs of | 21 | | Police; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He was widely respected and influential | 2 | | throughout the Illinois law enforcement community; he was the | 3 | | recipient of the 2005 "Police Chief of the Year" award from the | 4 | | Illinois State Crime Commission for his work; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael O'Connell is survived by his wife, Barb; | 6 | | his daughter, Colleen, and his son-in-law, Nick Palmer; his | 7 | | son, Michael, his daughter-in-law, Liz, and their children, | 8 | | Emma and Patrick; and his daughter, Michelle, his son-in-law, | 9 | | Paul Anichini, and their children, Joslyn and Alyson; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 14 | | Michael O'Connell; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Police Chief Michael O'Connell as a | 17 | | symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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