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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Officer 
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Alejandro Valadez, who passed away June 1, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Alejandro Valadez was born on February 1, 
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1982; he attended Brother Rice High School and graduated from 
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Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 
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Criminal Justice; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Alejandro Valadez was appointed to the 
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Chicago Police Department on December 5, 2005 and worked in the 
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022nd and 007th Districts; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Alejandro Valadez served the Chicago 
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Police Department with honor and distinction, earning a 
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Department of Commendation Award and 22 Honorable Mentions 
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awards during his three year career; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Valadez was a proud member of the Chicago 
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Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Chicago Police Department has retired Officer 
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Valadez's star, which is numbered 9534; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Officer Valadez leaves behind a fiance, a brother 
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and sister, all of whom are current members of the Chicago 
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Police Department, as well as a newborn son whom he was not 
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able to meet; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Officer Alejandro Valadez dedicated and gave his 
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life to protecting and serving the people of Illinois; 
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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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mourn, along with his family, friends, and brothers and sisters 
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of the Fraternal Order of Police, the passing of Officer 
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Alejandro Valadez; 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 Officer Alejandro Valadez as an 
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expression of our sympathy.