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90_HR0120
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives takes
3 great pride in and expresses gratitude to those citizens who
4 assume great personal risk to protect the lives and
5 well-being of other citizens; and
6 WHEREAS, On Wednesday, October 16, 1996, Officer James
7 Mullen of the 24th Police District in the City of Chicago
8 responded to a radio call of shots fired and, in the course
9 of this response, Officer Mullen was seriously injured; and
10 WHEREAS, Officer Mullen is respected by his fellow police
11 officers as a comrade who performed heroically in the line of
12 duty; and
13 WHEREAS, Officer James Mullen and his wife, Officer
14 Athena Mullen, have dedicated their lives to serving and
15 protecting the citizens of Chicago; and
16 WHEREAS, The citizens of Chicago have followed the
17 valiant struggle that Officer James Mullen and Officer Athena
18 Mullen have waged to recover from this injury; therefore, be
19 it
20 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22 commend and applaud Officer James Mullen and Officer Athena
23 Mullen for their brave service to the City of Chicago and
24 extend our sincere wish for success in facing all challenges
25 in the future; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to them as an expression of our respect and esteem.