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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Palos Hills Police Chief 
4Paul J. Madigan
on the occasion of his retirement after over 50 
5years in law enforcement; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Madigan began his career in law enforcement 
7in the late 1960s as a railroad detective; he joined the Palos 
8Hills Police Department in October of 1971 and  has served in 
9every position within the department, which included a three 
10year
assignment with a regional undercover narcotics task 
11force; he became chief of the department in 1993; in 2002, he 
12formed one of the first regional SWAT teams
in the southwest 
13suburbs; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Chief Madigan retired from the United States Army 
15and Army Reserve
after serving for over 30 years; while serving 
16with  the Palos Hills Police Department, he was deployed to 
17Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, for which he was awarded 
18the
Bronze Star; he was deployed numerous times on humanitarian

19missions to Egypt, Nigeria, South America, and Central America; 
20while serving as the
command sergeant major of a joint task 
21force in Central America, he was awarded the Monja Blanca Medal 
22by the Guatemalan government  for outstanding service to the 
23people of
Guatemala during recovery operations after the 
 
 
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1devastation of Hurricane Mitch; and
  
 

  
2    WHEREAS, Chief Madigan is currently serving as the 
3president of the Southwest Central Dispatch and Southwest

4Central Regional 9-1-1 executive committee; he is also the 
5chairman of the board of directors
of the PLOWS Council on 
6Aging, a not-for-profit organization serving senior citizens 
7in the southwest
suburbs; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
9HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
10we congratulate Palos Hills Police Chief Paul J. Madigan on his 
11retirement after over 50 years in law enforcement, and we wish 
12him the best in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to  Chief Madigan as a symbol of our respect and 
15esteem.