Full Text of SR0666 93rd General Assembly
SR0666 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with deep sadness of the death in the line of duty of | 4 |
| Joliet Police Department Patrol Officer Jonathan E. "Wood" | 5 |
| Walsh on Friday, August 20, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Walsh was born on April 7, 1977 in Blue Island | 7 |
| to Gregory E. and Norma J. (nee Sanders) Walsh; he graduated | 8 |
| from Shepard High School in Palos Heights and received a | 9 |
| Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Governor's | 10 |
| State University; he was pursuing his master's degree in | 11 |
| business administration, previously at Lewis University, and | 12 |
| at Western Illinois University at the time of his passing; he | 13 |
| also completed numerous seminars and much advanced training, | 14 |
| actively pursuing his professional education as a police | 15 |
| officer; during his high school years, he was Captain of the | 16 |
| Police Cadets in Chicago Ridge; and
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| WHEREAS, Officer Walsh joined the Joliet Police Department | 18 |
| in February of 2001, was a certified member of the Bicycle | 19 |
| Patrol, and also served on the Gang Violence Suppression Unit; | 20 |
| he was a founder and member of the Joliet Police Department FNG | 21 |
| Softball Team and a member of the International Police Mountain | 22 |
| Bike Association; he previously served for two years as an | 23 |
| officer with the Burr Ridge Police Department during which time | 24 |
| he graduated from the Chicago Police Academy; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in the Moraine Valley Church in Palos | 26 |
| Heights and was attending services regularly at Calvary Church | 27 |
| in Naperville; he was known for his compassion for other men | 28 |
| and women and his desire to help people; Officer Walsh was | 29 |
| dedicated to serving the east side community; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Officer Jonathan E. "Wood" Walsh | 31 |
| has been deeply felt by many, especially his parents, Gregory |
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| E. and Norma J. Walsh; his sisters, Lisa (Donald) Kralik and | 2 |
| Debbie (Lance) Stephenson; his maternal grandmother, Clersie | 3 |
| Sanders; his nieces and nephews, Eric Johnson, Riley and | 4 |
| Delaney Kralik, and Colleen and Cara Stephenson; his numerous | 5 |
| aunts and uncles; and his loving girlfriend, Tristen | 6 |
| Hnetkovsky; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the untimely | 9 |
| passing of Officer Jonathan E. "Wood" Walsh, and we extend our | 10 |
| deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and | 11 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Officer Walsh as an expression of | 14 |
| our sincerest condolences.
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