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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Lemont Police Commander Donald J. Jones, 
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who passed away on January 2, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on June 29, 1953; he 
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graduated from Lyons Township High School; he had an 
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undergraduate degree in law enforcement; and in 1994, he 
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graduated from a staff and command program at Northwestern 
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University's Center for Public Safety; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was behind the first national accreditation for 
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the Lemont Police Department in 2003 and was working towards 
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the re-accreditation of the department; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a 30 year member of the Lemont Police 
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Department and was commander in charge of investigations and 
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the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies 
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(CALEA) program; he was a past president of the Illinois Police 
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Accreditation Coalition; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles 
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and Annette Jones; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is survived by his wife, Paula (nee, Bachorz) 
 


 






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Jones; his stepson, Thad (Nicole) Mezyk; his grandchildren, 
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Sarah, Krystal, and "Baby" Mezyk; and his siblings, Margaret, 
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Kenneth, and Teresa; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family, friends, and colleagues, the passing of Lemont 
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Police Commander Donald J. Jones; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Donald J. Jones as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.