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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Kenneth Wood is retiring from his position as
6 Chief of Police of the Alsip Police Department; and
7 WHEREAS, Kenneth Wood is a 1965 graduate of Mendel
8 Catholic High School and a 1976 graduate of Moraine Valley
9 Community College with an Associates of Applied Science
10 degree; he served in the United States Marine Corp from 1968
11 to 1970 and is a Vietnam Veteran; and
12 WHEREAS, Kenneth Wood and Mary Kay Sexton were married in
13 June of 1972; together they raised three wonderful children,
14 Kevin, John, and Katie; and
15 WHEREAS, Kenneth Wood has served as a Crime Prevention
16 Officer, the Supervisor of Criminal Investigations, and the
17 Supervisor of the Tactical Unit; he was the Accreditation
18 Manager when the Alsip Police Department was accredited by
19 the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies
20 in June of 1991; he was promoted to Sergeant in 1982 and
21 appointed Chief of Police in July of 1991; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate Chief Kenneth Wood on his retirement from the
25 Alsip Police Department; he can now enjoy his free time,
26 relaxing with his family or playing golf; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Chief of Police Kenneth Wood.