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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY DEARDEN, DVORSKY, MADDOX, FRAISE, HORN, 1 3 McKEAN, and ANGELO 1 4 (COMPANION TO HCR 108 BY GARMAN) 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 SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 2 7 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 2 8 pay 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 4193SS 77 2 16 ec/jw/5.1
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