Full Text of HR0383 103rd 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 Gene | 4 | | Pool Marlin of Chatham, who passed away on July 17, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Marlin was born to Charles and Doris Lucille | 6 | | (Pool) Marlin in Heralds Prairie on September 18, 1941; he was | 7 | | honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps; he married | 8 | | Carol Ann Broaddus on January 1, 1982; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In February 1963, Gene Marlin was appointed to | 10 | | the Illinois State Police (ISP) in Cadet Class 30 and issued | 11 | | badge number 977; he initially served as a trooper assigned to | 12 | | the Toll Road Police District; he was promoted to corporal in | 13 | | 1970, sergeant in 1975, lieutenant in 1977, captain in 1982, | 14 | | superintendent in 1987, and first deputy director in 1991; he | 15 | | retired as acting director of the ISP after 36 years of | 16 | | service; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Gene Marlin implemented a number of changes to | 18 | | the ISP; he helped introduce CompStat and the Forensic Science | 19 | | Center from Chicago into the ISP; under his guidance, ISP Air | 20 | | Operations grew substantially; he also spearheaded the | 21 | | acquisition of high-performance additions to the ISP's fleet | 22 | | for a Summer Strike Force, a covert patrol created to counter |
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| 1 | | the emerging trend of road rage; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Gene Marlin received a number | 3 | | of awards, including a lifesaving medal; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Gene Marlin was preceded in death by his parents | 5 | | and his wife; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gene Marlin is survived by his sons, Douglas | 7 | | (Angie) Marlin and Christopher (Maggie) Weidler; his daughter, | 8 | | Brenda Jo Marlin-Miller; and his grandchildren, Rachel | 9 | | (fiancé, Dan) Marlin, Brett (Maycee) Marlin, Blake (fiancée, | 10 | | Jazmine) Marlin, Lilly Weidler, Molly Weidler, Dylan (fiancée, | 11 | | Becca) Miller, and Wyatt Miller; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn the passing of Gene Pool Marlin and extend our sincere | 15 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 16 | | him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Gene Marlin as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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