Bill Text: IL HR0933 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Officer Scott Kleina.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0933 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0933-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of retired | ||||||
| 4 | Officer Scott Kleina, Badge number 80, who passed away on | ||||||
| 5 | August 11, 2022; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina began his law enforcement | ||||||
| 7 | career with the Blue Island Police Department; he then served | ||||||
| 8 | the residents and businesses of Alsip for 28 years with the | ||||||
| 9 | Alsip Police Department; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Office Scott Kleina was awarded several | ||||||
| 11 | commendations for bravery throughout his career; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina loved his wife, Jeri Lynn, | ||||||
| 13 | his two daughters, Becky and Sydney, and his two sons, Daniel | ||||||
| 14 | and William; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina participated in a variety of | ||||||
| 16 | community activities, including many Alsip Fraternal Order of | ||||||
| 17 | Police Lodge 31 events; he was a frequent attendee at | ||||||
| 18 | performances by his favorite local band, "Six 2 Six", which | ||||||
| 19 | consisted of fellow Alsip police officers; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina took it upon himself to | ||||||
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| 1 | document and retain historical information and photographs of | ||||||
| 2 | the Alsip Police Department, including maintaining the "Alsip | ||||||
| 3 | Police Back in the Day" social media page; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina liked playing poker and was | ||||||
| 5 | a legendary organizer of annual block parties that celebrated | ||||||
| 6 | the 4th of July; during his retirement, he enjoyed spending | ||||||
| 7 | time with his kids, shooting hoops, tending to his vegetable | ||||||
| 8 | garden, and building bonfires near the pool; his holiday yard | ||||||
| 9 | decorations were well known in the neighborhood; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Everyone who has ever known Officer Scott Kleina | ||||||
| 11 | would tell you it seemed as if he never had a bad day, as he | ||||||
| 12 | always made everyone else's day a little brighter; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 14 | parents; his sister, Sharon (Donald) Gurgel; his | ||||||
| 15 | father-in-law, Jerome Marzec; and his close friend, Ray | ||||||
| 16 | Bosley; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Officer Scott Kleina is survived by his wife; his | ||||||
| 18 | children, Becky, Sydney, Danny, and Billy Kleina; his sister, | ||||||
| 19 | Sheila (James) Elza; his brother, Keith (Cheryl) Kleina; his | ||||||
| 20 | nieces and nephews; his siblings-in-law, Chris (Marzec) and | ||||||
| 21 | Bryan McLawhorn; his mother-in-law, Mary Lou Pormba; and his | ||||||
| 22 | close friends, Teo Vargas, and Jim Brongiel; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we mourn the passing of retired Officer Scott Kleina, Badge | ||||||
| 4 | number 80, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
| 5 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Officer Scott Kleina as an | ||||||
| 8 | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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