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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Carol Stream 
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Deputy Police Chief Lance Oakland on his retirement; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is credited by colleagues and friends with 
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bringing an emphasis on drunken driving enforcement within the 
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police department and helping to start the village's annual 
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Relay For Life fundraiser; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Carol Stream village board honored retiring 
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Deputy Police Chief Lance Oakland for nearly 26 years of 
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service to the village; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Among Deputy Chief Oakland's contributions are 
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the annual cancer fundraiser he helped start with his late 
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wife, Judy, at Glenbard North High School; since her 2004 
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death, Chief Oakland has been involved with the DuPage County 
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chapter of the American Cancer Society, donating about $10,000 
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to renovate the group's Oakbrook Terrace offices; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Oakland also worked with a group of 
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doctors and community members to help bring a hospice home to 
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DuPage County; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Deputy Police Chief Lance Oakland's final day at 
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the police department was May 4, 2007; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Deputy Police Chief Lance Oakland on his 
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retirement and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Deputy Police Chief Lance Oakland as a symbol of 
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our respect.