Full Text of HR0954 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives mourn the loss of Elmhurst Police Chief | 4 | | Michael R. Ruth, who passed away on May 30, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Ruth was born to Carl and JoAnn Ruth in | 6 | | Evergreen Park on April 23, 1959; he graduated from Alan B. | 7 | | Shepard High School in 1978; he served for 44 years in law | 8 | | enforcement in multiple Chicago suburbs; he began as a | 9 | | dispatcher in Alsip and then became a patrolman in Hometown | 10 | | before joining the Skokie Police Department in 1981; he served | 11 | | in many roles during his time with the Skokie Police | 12 | | Department and eventually rose through the ranks to the | 13 | | position of commander; he then served as chief of police in | 14 | | Countryside from 2010 to 2012 before being appointed to the | 15 | | position of chief of police in Elmhurst; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Michael Ruth's greatest accomplishments in his | 17 | | 10-year role as Elmhurst police chief were building strong | 18 | | community engagement initiatives and implementing new crime | 19 | | prevention technologies; specifically, he implemented numerous | 20 | | Community Oriented Policing standards, such as increasing | 21 | | social media presence, increasing presence at and around | 22 | | Elmhurst schools, and instituting a Prescription Drug Take | 23 | | Back program, a NARCAN and Epi-Pen deployment program, and a |
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| 1 | | Citizens Police Academy; he most notably implemented the | 2 | | Neighborhood Roll Call program, which brought the Police | 3 | | Officers Shift Meeting to different neighborhoods two week | 4 | | nights each week to inform and answer questions from the | 5 | | residents, making the community safer and more informed; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Most notably, Michael Ruth helped the Elmhurst | 7 | | Police Department reach Tier 1 State Accreditation, a | 8 | | recognition by the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation | 9 | | Program Council (ILEAP) that showcased the department's | 10 | | professionalism in interacting with the community and provided | 11 | | a model for other police departments to follow; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Michael Ruth also served as a professor, teaching | 13 | | criminal justice students at the University of | 14 | | Illinois-Chicago and Governors State University, sharing his | 15 | | personal experiences and knowledge about law enforcement; he | 16 | | was also a graduate of the 207th Session of the FBI National | 17 | | Academy, where he was chosen to go through a 10-week program | 18 | | learning about terrorism, law, management, behavioral science, | 19 | | forensics, and much more in order to become a better leader for | 20 | | his community; he also served as president of the West | 21 | | Suburban Chiefs of Police Association; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Michael Ruth was committed to a sense of honor, | 23 | | duty, and service, as reflected by his last radio call in |
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| 1 | | Elmhurst, which was dedicated to remembering his life, his | 2 | | love for his family, appreciation by those at the City of | 3 | | Elmhurst who knew and worked with him, and his commitment to | 4 | | the City of Elmhurst; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Michael Ruth was preceded in death by his parents | 6 | | and his sisters, Carla Jean Ruth and Theresa Cruzen Martinka; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Michael Ruth is survived by his wife, Susan L. | 9 | | Ruth; his daughter, Susan C. Ruth; his sisters, Patricia | 10 | | (Chris) Marsicano, Christina (Mark) Kakuk, and Laura (David) | 11 | | Piolatto; his nieces and nephews; his cousin, Valerie | 12 | | Harrington; and his beloved dogs, Bailey and Rudy; therefore, | 13 | | 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 mourn the passing of Elmhurst Police Chief Michael R. Ruth | 17 | | and extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, | 18 | | community, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Michael Ruth as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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