Full Text of HR0584 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Officer Douglas Rashkow | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement from the Aurora Police | 5 | | Department; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Officer Rashkow attended Highland High School, | 7 | | Purdue University, and the University of Illinois; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Officer Rashkow has served the Aurora Police | 9 | | Department for nearly 30 years, beginning in May 1992; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During that time, Officer Rashkow worked in the | 11 | | Community-Oriented Policing Unit in Aurora, coordinating | 12 | | efforts with various groups to build a strong relationship | 13 | | between youth and the Aurora Police Department; he also served | 14 | | on the department's Domestic Violence Reduction Unit for five | 15 | | years, where he advocated for victims and promoted programs | 16 | | that educate students about domestic violence; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In the last 12 years, Officer Rashkow focused on | 18 | | true community policing by working with those in crisis or | 19 | | with mental illness, developmental or intellectual | 20 | | disabilities, and dementia; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Officer Rashkow also served as a coordinator and | 2 | | crisis negotiator for the Crisis Intervention Team with the | 3 | | goal of creating a cohesive mental health community with area | 4 | | hospitals, service providers, and government officials by | 5 | | providing timely wrap-around services and reducing the | 6 | | negative stigma associated with such issues; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Officer Rashkow was recognized for his diligence | 8 | | in community service, advocacy for domestic violence victims, | 9 | | and continual work with seniors within his community with the | 10 | | Law Enforcement Award by the Illinois State Bar Association | 11 | | (ISBA) in 2019; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Officer Rashkow will continue serving with the | 13 | | Benedictine University Police; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate Officer Douglas Rashkow on his retirement from | 17 | | the Aurora Police Department, recognize his service to the | 18 | | City of Aurora, and wish him the best in his future endeavors; | 19 | | and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Officer Rashkow as an expression of our esteem | 22 | | and respect.
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