R-122 - 08/10/1971 - APPRECIATION - ResolutionsR ,_, ! � � �ppitECUgTioM
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WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Oak Brook take note of and are deeply saddened by the sudden,
untimely and tragic death of Police Officer RICHARD E. LARSON, JR.
on August 10th, 1971, and,
WHEREAS, Officer RICHARD E. LARSON, JR. was a member of the
Oak Brook Police Department since January 27th, 1967, and,
WHEREAS, in the capacity of a police officer in and for the
Village of Oak Brook, Officer RICHARD E. LARSON, JR. faithfully
discharged the duties of his office with loyalty, interest, dedi-
cation and extreme competence, and,
WHEREAS, Officer RICHARD E. LARSON, JR. consistently promoted
higher standards of performance and education in the law enforcement
profession and encouraged a better, more complete understanding of
police work in the Village of Oak Brook, and,
WHEREAS, Officer RICHARD E. LARSON, JR. was considered by his
plrofessional friends and associates to be a truly outstanding repre-
sentative of the police profession, and,
WHEREAS, Officer RICHARD E. LARSON, JR. has set an outstanding
example for his associates which was characterized by a willingness
to help and to serve his fellow man, and,
WHEREAS, his untimely death leaves a void in the Oak Brook
Police Department and in the police profession which will be d3.= Picult
to fill, and,
WHEREAS, he will be sorely missed by all of his friends, neighbors
and fellow officers and the official family of the Village of Oak Brook,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook that on behalf of all village
ro_sidents, they do hereby extend their sincerest and deepest sympathy
to the family of Police Officer RICHARD E. LARSON, JR. on the occasion
his untimely death.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village President, be, and is
hereby directed to deliver, with sympathy, this resolution to the
family of Police Officer RICHARD E. LARSON, JR.
BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution
be spread upon the official records and proceedings of the Village
of Oak Brook and the Oak Brook Police Department.
PASSED and APPROVED by the President and Board of Trustees,
this 10th day of August, 1971.
APPROVED:
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