Full Text of HR0839 94th General Assembly
HR0839 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Decatur Police | 4 |
| Chief Mark D. Barthelemy on the occasion of his retirement | 5 |
| after 30 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, The Chief began his association with the Decatur | 7 |
| Police Department in 1968 as a law enforcement explorer; in | 8 |
| 1974, he joined the Decatur auxiliary police unit; he was sworn | 9 |
| in as a Decatur police patrolman on January 26, 1976; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a native of Decatur, holds a B.A. in | 11 |
| sociology from Millikin University, and has been an instructor | 12 |
| at Richland Community College in law enforcement curriculum; he | 13 |
| is a graduate of the 172nd session of the FBI National Academy | 14 |
| in Quantico, Virginia; his police experience includes | 15 |
| operational service and management of the patrol division, | 16 |
| investigation division, and professional standards functions; | 17 |
| he has served as coordinator of the department's community | 18 |
| policing initiatives and various other community-related | 19 |
| programs; he has been the Chief of Police since May of 2001; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, Chief Barthelemy has served on the Board of | 22 |
| Directors of the Decatur Boys & Girls Club for 18 years, | 23 |
| including a 3-year term as President of the Board; he also | 24 |
| serves on the boards of the Decatur Community Partnership, | 25 |
| Webster-Cantrell Hall, the Decatur Area Convention and | 26 |
| Visitors Bureau, and is a member of the International and | 27 |
| Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police; he continues to be | 28 |
| involved in numerous civic activities relating to | 29 |
| Police-Community Relations; and
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| WHEREAS, He is also recognized as the Decatur Police | 31 |
| Department's official historian, having initiated his research |
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| in 1995; currently, he has written the department's history | 2 |
| from 1856 through 1924; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife, Vickie, have four daughters and | 4 |
| three grandchildren; he enjoys relaxing at home, cooking out, | 5 |
| socializing with friends and spending time with his family; | 6 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| we congratulate Decatur Chief of Police Mark D. Barthelemy on | 10 |
| the occasion of his retirement after 30 years of service, and | 11 |
| we thank him for his many years of service and devotion to the | 12 |
| safety of the public; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Chief Barthelemy as an expression of our esteem | 15 |
| and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.
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