[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 64 (Friday, May 20, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     TRIBUTE TO SGT. LEON C. BLAIR

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                           HON. MEL REYNOLDS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 20, 1994

  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of 
my colleagues, the outstanding work done by a great leader in my 
congressional district, Sgt. Leon C. Blair. Attached is a proclamation 
I issued Sergeant Blair commending him for his work.

                              Proclamation

       Whereas Leon C. Blair is a native of Chicago, Illinois, the 
     son of Etta Mae Blair, he is an alumnus of Tilden Technical 
     High School, where he was an outstanding athlete and a 
     citywide Basketball Champion; and
       Whereas Sergeant Blair has prepared himself academically, 
     he matriculated at Loop Junior College, Chicago, Illinois 
     earning the Associate of Arts Degree in Law Enforcement, 
     Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, earning the Bachelor 
     Arts Degree in public administration, completed eighty hours 
     of specialized training in Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Law 
     Enforcement, under the Federal Drug Administration Department 
     of Justice; and
       Whereas Sergeant Blair joined the Chicago Police Department 
     in 1962, he has served thirty-one years in various 
     assignments, Traffic detail, Gang Crimes, Tactical Unit, Vice 
     and Unit, Detailed Security to Governor Elect Dan Walker, 
     State of Illinois, Chicago Housing Authority Unit, Gambling, 
     Patrol Division, Sergeant of the thirty plus uniformed 
     detail, assigned to City Hall and the Mayor's Office, he is a 
     member of the Afro-American Police League, the Sergeants 
     Association of the Chicago Police Department, and the 
     National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; 
     and
       Whereas Sergeant Blair is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi 
     Fraternity, Inc. serving as Chairman of the fraternities 
     Annual Achievement Dinner, and Chairman of the Sick and 
     Welfare Committee, he is Vice President of the Board of 
     Directors of Christ Universal Temple, Coordinator of the 
     Men's organization, Co-Coordinator of the Safety Committee, 
     and a National Board Member of the Rat Pack Foundation 
     dispensing annual scholarships to College bound students each 
     year: Now, therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Congress of the United States of America 
     wishes to acknowledge the accomplishments of Sergeant Leon C. 
     Blair, by entering these accomplishments into the 
     Congressional Record and Archives of the One Hundred and 
     Third Congress of the United States of America.

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