Full Text of HR0933 102nd 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 retired | 4 | | Officer Scott Kleina, Badge number 80, who passed away on | 5 | | August 11, 2022; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina began his law enforcement | 7 | | career with the Blue Island Police Department; he then served | 8 | | the residents and businesses of Alsip for 28 years with the | 9 | | Alsip Police Department; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Office Scott Kleina was awarded several | 11 | | commendations for bravery throughout his career; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina loved his wife, Jeri Lynn, | 13 | | his two daughters, Becky and Sydney, and his two sons, Daniel | 14 | | and William; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina participated in a variety of | 16 | | community activities, including many Alsip Fraternal Order of | 17 | | Police Lodge 31 events; he was a frequent attendee at | 18 | | performances by his favorite local band, "Six 2 Six", which | 19 | | consisted of fellow Alsip police officers; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina took it upon himself to |
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| 1 | | document and retain historical information and photographs of | 2 | | the Alsip Police Department, including maintaining the "Alsip | 3 | | Police Back in the Day" social media page; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina liked playing poker and was | 5 | | a legendary organizer of annual block parties that celebrated | 6 | | the 4th of July; during his retirement, he enjoyed spending | 7 | | time with his kids, shooting hoops, tending to his vegetable | 8 | | garden, and building bonfires near the pool; his holiday yard | 9 | | decorations were well known in the neighborhood; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Everyone who has ever known Officer Scott Kleina | 11 | | would tell you it seemed as if he never had a bad day, as he | 12 | | always made everyone else's day a little brighter; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents; his sister, Sharon (Donald) Gurgel; his | 15 | | father-in-law, Jerome Marzec; and his close friend, Ray | 16 | | Bosley; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina is survived by his wife; his | 18 | | children, Becky, Sydney, Danny, and Billy Kleina; his sister, | 19 | | Sheila (James) Elza; his brother, Keith (Cheryl) Kleina; his | 20 | | nieces and nephews; his siblings-in-law, Chris (Marzec) and | 21 | | Bryan McLawhorn; his mother-in-law, Mary Lou Pormba; and his | 22 | | close friends, Teo Vargas, and Jim Brongiel; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of retired Officer Scott Kleina, Badge | 4 | | number 80, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 5 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Officer Scott Kleina as an | 8 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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