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SJ0028LRB104 13103 MST 25158 r

1SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General 

3Assembly pays honor and respect to those who have served our 

4country; and

5 WHEREAS, Sheriff Roger Scott served his country in the 

6United States Air Force from 1965 to 1969 before he began his 

7long and distinguished career with the DeKalb County Sheriff's 

8Office; after receiving an honorable discharge from the Air 

9Force with the rank of sergeant, he started as a radio operator 

10and jailor; and

11 WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott has served as the DeKalb County 

12Sheriff since being appointed in 1985 and first elected in 

131986; and

14 WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott created and developed dozens of 

15Sheriffs' Citizens Police Academies from 1996 to 2020; he was 

16a member of the 911 Steering Committee in 1988 and established 

17a Domestic Violence Unit in 2005; he was a founding member of 

18the DeKalb County Major Crime Unit; and

19 WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott's accomplishments as sheriff 

20include the Governor's Award for Excellence in Training in 

211999 and the National Sheriffs' Association Presidential Award 

SJ0028- 2 -LRB104 13103 MST 25158 r

1for distinguished service in 2010 and serving as president of 

2the Illinois Sheriffs' Association from 2005 to 2006; and

3 WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott was born and raised in DeKalb 

4County and lives in DeKalb with his wife, Marcia, and his 

5children; they are members of the Waterman Bible Church; and

6 WHEREAS, Sheriff Scott and Marcia have raised three 

7biological children and seven adopted children and have 

8fostered almost 40 children since 1989; therefore, be it

9 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 

10ASSEMBLY OF THE S