HR0429 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Raymond J. Rose on his retirement as Lake County Undersheriff, bringing a 50-year law enforcement career to a close; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Rose became undersheriff in 2013; he previously served as chief of police for the Village of Mundelein since 1992; prior to assuming the position of chief with Mundelein, he served with the Elk Grove Village Police Department for 24 years, achieving the rank of deputy chief; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Rose has had extensive training and education focused on law enforcement, including the 59th nine-month Police Administration Training Program class at Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety, the 161st Session of the National F.B.I. Academy at Quantico, Virginia, the 15th Session of the Senior Management Institute for Police hosted by the Police Executive Research Forum and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the Northwestern Executive Management Program, the FBI Midwest Law Enforcement Executive Development Program, and the FBI LEEDS course at Quantico; he received his bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Northern Illinois University and a master's degree in public administration from Northern Illinois University, and was inducted into the Pi Alpha Alpha National Honors Society for Public Affairs Administration; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Rose has been active in many groups serving the law enforcement community, including being past president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, past president of the Lake County Chiefs of Police Association, past president of the Board of Directors-Northern Illinois Crime Lab, past president of the Northeast Multi-Regional Training Board, chairman of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, chairman of the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, secretary of the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System Board, and numerous other law enforcement affiliated organizations; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Rose has had articles published in several law enforcement magazines, including Police Chief Magazine, Command Magazine, and Law Enforcement Technology Magazine; he co-authored a graduate-level textbook on public administration, Managing Local Government; and

WHEREAS, Raymond Rose has received many honors during his storied law enforcement career, including the Focus on Youth Award from the Chicago Police Department and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the Law Enforcement Award from the Lake County Juvenile Officers Association, the Commitment to Community's Children Award from District 75, the SHOCAP Service Award, the Public Safety Executive Leadership Award from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety, the Community Leadership Award from NICASA, the GLMV Community Service Award, the Community Service Award from the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, the Ruth H. Rosengarden Victim Service Provider Award by LCSA Michael Waller, and the NICASA Angel Ball Honoree; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Undersheriff Raymond J. Rose on his retirement after a 50-year law enforcement career and honor his service to Lake County and all the communities he has served; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Undersheriff Raymond J. Rose as an expression of our esteem and respect.