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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the tragic death of |
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| Detective William "Wally" Rolniak, Jr., on February 4, 2004; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, William "Wally" Rolniak, Jr., was born March 7, |
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| 1964 in Chicago; he graduated from Thornton Township High |
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| School on June 10, 1982; and
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| WHEREAS, He served the United States Air Force from |
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| September 1983 through April 1987 before receiving honorable |
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| discharge; and
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| WHEREAS, Detective Rolniak joined the Riverdale Police |
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| Department in 1992 and held the rank of Detective for the last |
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| 6 years; during his career with the police department he |
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| received several commendations; and
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| WHEREAS, Detective Rolniak was the first Riverdale police |
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| officer killed in the line of duty; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Detective William "Wally" Rolniak, |
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| Jr., will be deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Maureen |
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| (nee Reilly); his daughters, Nicole and Denise; his parents, |
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| William, Sr., and Karen Rolniak; and his three sisters, Debbie |
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| (Vince) Rizzi, Michelle (Jim) Schaller, and Stacey (Dan) |
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| Koontz; his brother-in-law, Dennis (Kathy) Reilly; his |
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| father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ken and Carol Reilly; and many |
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| nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn the tragic passing of Detective William "Wally" Rolniak, |
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| Jr., along with all who knew and loved him and extend our |