HR0650 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Leo Geerts on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement as chief of the Albany Fire | ||||||
| 5 | Protection District; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Chief Geerts joined the Albany Volunteer Fire | ||||||
| 7 | Department in April 1979 and began serving as a firefighter in | ||||||
| 8 | August 1979; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Chief Geerts was a charter member of Albany Fire | ||||||
| 10 | Protection District 1981-1982 and served as its secretary and | ||||||
| 11 | treasurer from 1983-1984; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Chief Geerts became fire district training | ||||||
| 13 | officer/captain in 1984 and was promoted to assistant chief of | ||||||
| 14 | Albany Fire Protection District in 1990; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Chief Geerts became the Albany Fire Protection | ||||||
| 16 | District Chief in 1994; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Chief Geerts was also vice-president of the | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Firefighters Association and president of the | ||||||
| 19 | Ambulance Association in 1988; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Chief Geerts, throughout his years of service, | ||||||
| 2 | was instrumental in modernizing the Albany Fire Protection | ||||||
| 3 | District in equipment and technique, creating a fire | ||||||
| 4 | protection district that is well-positioned to continue | ||||||
| 5 | serving its citizens well into the future; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 7 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we congratulate Leo Geerts on his retirement as chief of the | ||||||
| 9 | Albany Fire Protection District, and we wish him the best in | ||||||
| 10 | all his future endeavours; and be it further | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to Chief Geerts as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 13 | esteem. | ||||||
