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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestones in the
4 lives of Illinois citizens; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Officer
6 William J. Hightower of the Chicago Police Department will be
7 retiring on November 15, 1999; and
8 WHEREAS, William J. Hightower attended Hales Franciscan
9 High School and Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, and
10 completed courses at Loop City College in Chicago; in March
11 of 1970 he began his career with the Chicago Police
12 Department; and
13 WHEREAS, Officer Hightower has worked in a variety of
14 positions while serving with the Chicago Police Department,
15 including: Community Service Officer, Hot Desk Clerk, Public
16 Information Assistant, Assistant Police District Desk
17 Officer, Patrol Officer, Plainclothes/Uniform Detail in the
18 Gang Crimes Unit, Tactical Officer, Abandoned Vehicles
19 Officer, and his most recent work as a Neighborhood Relations
20 Officer in the Public Housing Section; his work has recently
21 involved being the police liaison in the Cabrini Green Public
22 Housing area; and
23 WHEREAS, Officer Hightower has received many
24 commendations while serving with the Chicago Police
25 Department, including: the Department Commendation for
26 Exemplary Police Work from the Superintendent of Police in
27 1978, a Certificate of Appreciation from the Girl Scouts of
28 Chicago in 1981, a Certificate of Appreciation from the
29 Chicago Westside Police Association in 1989, a Certificate of
30 Appreciation from the Superintendent of Police during the
31 1996 Democratic Convention, and various Letters of
32 Appreciation and Honorable Mentions since his beginnings with
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1 the Police Department; and
2 WHEREAS, Officer Hightower is blessed with six sons,
3 William, Mario, Anthony, Angelo, Jeffrey, and Sean;
4 therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate Officer William J. Hightower on his
8 retirement from the Chicago Police Department; we wish to
9 thank him on behalf of all the people of the State of
10 Illinois for his willingness to serve and protect; and be it
11 further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Officer William J. Hightower, along with our
14 sincere regards.