Full Text of HR0923 096th General Assembly
HR0923 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dennis Schmidt on | 4 |
| the occasion of the conclusion of his 35-year career as Police | 5 |
| Chief of the Montgomery Police Department and for his new | 6 |
| position as manager of Waubonsee Community College's driver | 7 |
| safety program; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt is a native of Aurora; he began his | 9 |
| career with the Montgomery Police Department in 1974, when he | 10 |
| was hired as a patrol officer upon his discharge from the U.S. | 11 |
| Army, where he had served as a medic; in 1978, he was promoted | 12 |
| to the rank of sergeant; in September of 1981, he was appointed | 13 |
| to serve as police chief by the late Village President Stu | 14 |
| Johnson; and
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| WHEREAS, During Dennis Schmidt's tenure, the Montgomery | 16 |
| Police Department saw a period of steady growth, especially | 17 |
| over the past decade, as the village population grew from a | 18 |
| population of about 4,000 to more than 17,000 residents; to | 19 |
| accommodate the village's growing police department, Mr. | 20 |
| Schmidt played a key role in the planning for a new police | 21 |
| station on U.S. Route 30 at Griffin Drive; the facility, which | 22 |
| was designed and sized to accommodate the village's future | 23 |
| population growth, was dedicated in 2005; he has also served |
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| admirably as a leader during numerous emergencies in | 2 |
| Montgomery, including the floods in the Parkview Estates | 3 |
| Subdivision in 1972, 1983, and 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his departure from the Montgomery | 5 |
| Police Department, Dennis Schmidt will serve as manager of | 6 |
| Waubonsee Community College's driver safety program, where his | 7 |
| expertise and talents will be greatly beneficial to the | 8 |
| students and instructors of the program; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Schmidt serves as a model of hard work, | 10 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 11 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate Dennis Schmidt on the occasion of the conclusion | 15 |
| of his 35-year career as Police Chief of the Montgomery Police | 16 |
| Department and for his new position at Waubonsee Community | 17 |
| College; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Dennis Schmidt as a symbol of our esteem and | 20 |
| respect.
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