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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 are pleased to congratulate Richard E. Davis 
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of Bloomington on the occasion of his retirement from the 
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Bloomington Police Department after 31 years of service in law 
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enforcement; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Davis graduated from Pontiac Township High 
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School in Pontiac in 1970 and attended Winston Churchill Junior 
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College in Pontiac; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Davis valiantly served his country as a member 
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of the 123rd Infantry Unit of the United States Army/Illinois 
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National Guard, based in Pontiac; he attended basic training 
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and advanced individual training at Ft. Jackson in Columbia, 
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South Carolina; he participated in non-commissioned officer 
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training at Fort Still, Oklahoma, in 1976; he was honorably 
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discharged with the rank of Sergeant E-5 in 1977; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1973, Mr. Davis attended the University of 
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Illinois Police Training Institute in Champaign, where he 
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completed basic police recruit and breath alcohol analysis 
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studies; he studied major homicide investigation at the Midwest 
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Organized Crime Information Center in Springfield, Missouri, 
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and undercover police operations at the Federal Law Enforcement 
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Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, in 1985; in 1998, he 
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attended the School of Police Staff and Command at the 
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Northwestern University Center for Public Safety in Evanston; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Davis began his career with the police force 
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with the City of Pontiac, Illinois Police Department as a 
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police officer in 1973; he became a Hit and Run Accident 
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Investigator for the City of Bloomington, Illinois Police 
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Department in 1977; he worked his way through the ranks at the 
 


 






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Bloomington Police Department, serving as Stolen Vehicle 
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Investigator, Crime Prevention Officer, Patrol Officer, 
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Detective in the Criminal Investigations Unit, Patrol 
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Sergeant, Sergeant-Pro/Active Gang Suppression Unit 
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Supervisor, Detective Sergeant, Commander of the Vice and 
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Narcotics Unit, and Sergeant-Administrative Training 
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Sergeant/Quartermaster, and
 
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    WHEREAS, Sergeant Davis has been the recipient of many 
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honors during his tenure with the police force; he received  a 
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Unit Citation from the Bloomington Police Department in 1997 
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and 2000, was honored by the Sons of the American Revolution as 
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McLean County Officer of the Year in 2000 and with the Bronze 
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Good Citizenship Award in 2001, and he received a Distinguished 
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Achievement Award from the Bloomington Police Department in 
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2000; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sergeant Davis is active in many professional 
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organizations including the American Society of Law 
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Enforcement Trainers, the Policemen's Benevolent and 
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Protective Association of Illinois Unit #21, the Northwestern 
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University Traffic Institute Alumni Association, and the 
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Mobile Unit 8 Training Board; 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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congratulate Richard E. Davis of Bloomington on the occasion of 
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his retirement from the Bloomington Police Department after 31 
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years of service in law enforcement; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Sergeant Davis as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.