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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COMMENDING THE VALIANT EFFORTS OF SERGEANT ERIK A. ROEDEL AND K9 OFFICER KELLI
WHEREAS, Sergeant Erik Allen Roedel is a lifetime resident of LaGrange Park, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice. Sergeant Roedel resides in LaGrange Park, Illinois with his loving wife of 23 years, three children Julia, Erik Jr., and Abby. In Sergeant Roedel's spare time he looks forward to spending time with his family, hiking with his dogs and watching sports; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Erik Roedel pursued his passion to obtain a career in law enforcement and started his career as a Cook County Sheriff Correctional Officer in November 1993; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Erik Roedel enjoyed his job so much that he began to move up the ladder within the sheriff's department. In 1995 Sergeant Roedel received a promotion and became a Sheriff Police; and
WHEREAS, In 1997 Sergeant Erik Roedel was promoted to the Cook County Sheriff's K-9 Unit Emergency Services Bureau, and in 2007 Sergeant Erik Roedel was promoted to Sergeant in this same unit; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Roedel loves working in the Canine Unit because there is always a different challenge each day. He also enjoys watching the dogs work because their due diligence never waivers after many years of service; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Roedel is amazed often as to how the dogs can locate the hidden drugs or the people hiding. He jokes during canine demonstrations that he and his peers have the best job; they get paid to play with dogs all day; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Roedel has been fortunate to work with multiple canines and bloodhounds. The highlight of his work day is, being able to help find missing people with Kelli; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Erik Roedel's K9 officer partner Kelli was only 6 month old when they joined together in the spring of 2012. He took her under his wings and trained her to search for missing people and crimin...
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