Bill Text: IL HR0137 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Illinois State Police District 11 Interim Commander, Captain Timothy Tyler on receiving the Public Servant Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0137 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0137-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Illinois State Police | ||||||
| 4 | (ISP) District 11 Interim Commander Captain Timothy Tyler on | ||||||
| 5 | receiving the Public Servant Award from the National
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| 6 | Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Captain Tyler was unanimously selected by the East | ||||||
| 8 | St. Louis Branch of
the NAACP for his contributions to the | ||||||
| 9 | Greater East St. Louis
Community; his efforts to build | ||||||
| 10 | relationships with the East St. Louis
community through youth | ||||||
| 11 | and adult programs are designed to bring residents together
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| 12 | with law enforcement officers; he has been instrumental in
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| 13 | implementing programs such as Midnight Basketball, Kids Read, | ||||||
| 14 | and Real Men
Read; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Captain Tyler has volunteered countless hours in
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| 16 | the East St. Louis community as a baseball and football coach | ||||||
| 17 | for the Jackie Joyner Kersee
Center; he also mentors young boys | ||||||
| 18 | on the importance of integrity, great
character, and avoiding | ||||||
| 19 | peer pressure; he serves on several
community outreach and | ||||||
| 20 | action committees with a focus on building the community
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| 21 | eradicating gangs in the East St. Louis area; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, Captain Tyler began his career with the ISP in | ||||||
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| 1 | 1998 and has worked in both
patrol and investigations; his work | ||||||
| 2 | in investigations concentrated on solving gang
and drug crimes; | ||||||
| 3 | he currently oversees patrol operations in District 11 | ||||||
| 4 | (Collinsville)
and District 18 (Litchfield); and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Captain Tyler is a Lieutenant Colonel in the
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| 6 | United States Army Reserve and was deployed to Afghanistan in | ||||||
| 7 | 2004; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 10 | congratulate Illinois State Police District 11 Interim | ||||||
| 11 | Commander Captain Timothy Tyler on receiving the Public Servant | ||||||
| 12 | Award from the National Association for the Advancement of | ||||||
| 13 | Colored People; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to Captain Tyler as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 16 | respect.
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