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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Lieutenant Fred |
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| Winterroth on his retirement from the Illinois State Police, |
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| effective December 31, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a 1973 graduate of Normal Community High |
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| School; he received an
Associate of Science Degree from |
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| Illinois Central College in Police Science Technology; he |
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| received a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement |
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| Administration from Western Illinois University in 1977; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1975 he served an internship with the East |
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| Peoria Police Department and the Peoria County Sheriff's |
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| Department; while working on his Bachelor's degree he served an |
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| internship with the Illinois Bureau of Investigations; and
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| WHEREAS,
He served as a Jail Officer in the Peoria County |
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| Sheriff's Office and as a Special Agent for the Multi-County |
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| Narcotics Enforcement Group in Peoria from 1977-1980; he
served |
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| as a Canton Police Officer in the Canton Police Department from |
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| 1980-1981; he served as a Farmington Police Officer with the |
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| Farmington Police Department in 1984; and he became a Illinois |
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| State Trooper in 1984 in District 8; and
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| WHEREAS,
From 1990-1998 he served as a Special Agent with |
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| the Illinois State Police, Zone 8 Investigations; he was |
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| promoted to Sergeant in 1998, where he served as Midnight Shift |
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| Platoon Sergeant, Special Projects Officer, Midnight Shift |
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| Platoon Supervisor, as well as acting Master Sergeant from |
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| 2000, until his promotion as Master Sergeant in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2008, he was named Acting Lieutenant in |
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| District 8 and in 2008 he was also promoted to Operations |
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| Lieutenant, until he retired in District 6 for the Illinois |
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| State Police; and
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| WHEREAS,
He attended and completed numerous specialized |
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| schools and training conferences in the field of Law |
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| Enforcement; his community service includes serving as Cub |
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| Master, Den leader, and Assistant Scout Master for the Boy |
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| Scouts, Bartonville Troop 200 and Hanna City, Pack 51; in |
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| addition, he continues to serve as a Northern Illinois |
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| Presbyterian, PCA, Moderator and the Hanna City Presbyterian |
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| Church, PCA, Ruling Elder; and
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| WHEREAS, He continues to serve as a member of the |
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| Tri-County Regional Greenways and Trails Committee Member, |
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| Wildlife Prairie State Park, Friends of Wildlife Board Member, |
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| Past President of the Rural Coalition on Development, and as a |
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| member and treasurer of the Heart of Illinois Mayors |
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| Association; in 1997 he served as a Village Trustee; and in |
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| 2005 he was elected President of the Village of Hanna City, |
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| where he presently serves; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Lieutenant Winterroth and wish him the best in the |
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| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Lieutenant Fred Winterroth as a symbol of our |
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| respect and esteem.
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