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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY GARMAN, BELL, LARKIN, CORMACK, WELTER, RICHARDSON,
1 3 VANDE HOEF, MYERS, and HEATON
1 4 (COMPANION TO LSB 4193SS BY DEARDEN)
1 5 A Concurrent Resolution to honor the memory of Jim
1 6 Hancock.
1 7 WHEREAS, Jim Hancock died on January 22, 1998, at
1 8 the age of 55.
1 9 WHEREAS, Jim Hancock dedicated his life to serving
1 10 Iowans by serving in community corrections for 27
1 11 years, and as director of the Fifth Judicial District
1 12 Department of Correctional Services for the last 20
1 13 years; and
1 14 WHEREAS, as director of the Fifth Judicial District
1 15 Department of Correctional Services, Jim Hancock
1 16 oversaw nearly 6,000 criminal offenders who
1 17 participated in programs such as probation, parole,
1 18 and pretrial release, as well as supervising three
1 19 community corrections residential facilities; and
1 20 WHEREAS, Jim Hancock was instrumental in the
1 21 development of several innovative programs to serve
1 22 the needs of the correctional system, such as the
1 23 development of programs for young criminals and the
1 24 establishment of Polk County's drug court program
1 25 which involves a team approach to working with drug
1 26 addicts; and
1 27 WHEREAS, Jim Hancock's dedicated service to
1 28 community corrections has been long recognized by his
1 29 colleagues, resulting in his being named the
1 30 correctional worker of the year by the Iowa
2 1 Correctional Association in 1983; and
2 2 WHEREAS, Jim Hancock's legacy as a caring husband
2 3 and father, as well as dedicated public servant, will
2 4 continue to live on with every person who was touched
2 5 and affected by his life; NOW THEREFORE,
2 6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 7 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly pay
2 8 tribute and honor the memory of Jim Hancock as a
2 9 champion for his family, his colleagues, and for
2 10 community corrections in Iowa; and
2 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 12 resolution be sent to the family of Jim Hancock and to
2 13 the Fifth Judicial District Department of Correctional
2 14 Services.
2 15 LSB 4193HH 77
2 16 ec/jw/5
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