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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of

3Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff Jim Padilla on the

4occasion of his retirement as Henry County Sheriff and on his 
541
years of faithful service to his community; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla was inspired at a young age by
his 
7teacher to become a police officer, a dream he ultimately

8fulfilled; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla started his law enforcement

10career as a police officer in Kewanee, where he served
for 
11eight years, including time on a multi-jurisdictional, 
12bi-state
narcotics unit known as the Quad City Metropolitan

13Enforcement Group; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla became the sheriff of Henry
County 
15on May 27, 1984, a position he has held for 33 years; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla has continually improved his
law 
17enforcement skills as sheriff, taking part in SWAT and FBI

18training programs; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla has worked tirelessly to
ensure 
20that the Henry County's Sheriff Department is a fully funded

 
 
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1and professionally equipped force; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Outside of his duties as sheriff of Henry County,

3Sheriff Padilla is a trained firearms instructor and an
avid 
4outdoorsman; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
6HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

7congratulate Sheriff Jim Padilla on his 41 years of combined 
8service to the City of Kewanee and Henry County, and we wish 
9him many happy days of hunting and fishing; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to Sheriff Padilla as a symbol of our respect and 
12esteem.