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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  Ralph DeBartolo on the 
4occasion of his retirement from the Cook County Sheriff's 
5Office after 55 years of dedicated service in law enforcement; 
6and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo served his country with pride as a 
8member of the United States Army as an artilleryman during the 
9Korean War; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo began his long and distinguished 
11career in law enforcement on July 17, 1957 as a cadet with the 
12Chicago Police Department; for the last 17 years of his time 
13with the Department, he served as the personal bodyguard for 
14the psychiatrists who helped determine the sanity of mass 
15murderers, serial killers, and other criminal suspects; he 
16retired from the Department on February 4, 1989; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo began working for the Cook County 
18Sheriff's Office as a Deputy Sheriff on April 5, 1989; on 
19January 17, 1999, he was selected to serve as an Assistant 
20Chief; he served with distinction as Assistant Chief in 
21District 2 (Skokie) and District 3 (Rolling Meadows) for many 
22years until his retirement; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo was instrumental in the founding 
2of the Italian American Police Officers Association and is a 
3former president of the organization; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo has been the recipient of numerous 
5awards from civic organizations, including the Order Sons of 
6Italy in America and the Italian American Police Officers 
7Association; he was the recipient of the 2010 Law Enforcement 
8Award from the Illinois State Bar Association; he also 
9participated in the annual St. Jude Police League parade 
10honoring fallen officers; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Ralph DeBartolo and his loving wife, Helen, were 
12married on August 25, 1956; together, they have 4 children, 
13Tony (Kim), Gina, Danny (Melissa), and Brett; therefore, be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
15NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
16we congratulate Ralph DeBartolo on the occasion of his 
17retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the 
18future; and be it further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to Ralph DeBartolo as a symbol of our esteem and 
21respect.