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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Lt. Brian Kulaga of the Cicero |
| 4 | | Fire Department for his recent heroic actions while off duty; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, On February 19, 2021, Lt. Kulaga was running |
| 7 | | errands for the firehouse when he spotted smoke and flames |
| 8 | | coming from the second floor above Waterworks Pizzeria & |
| 9 | | Tavern at 7815 Ogden Avenue in Lyons; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga stopped and notified employees at |
| 11 | | Waterworks Pizzeria & Tavern that the building was on fire; he |
| 12 | | then asked the employees to show him how to reach the |
| 13 | | apartments on the second floor; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga went to the second floor, where he |
| 15 | | located the first resident walking around in smoke and took |
| 16 | | him down the stairs to safety; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Upon learning there was another resident still |
| 18 | | inside, Lt. Kulaga returned upstairs and called to the second |
| 19 | | individual; with smoke to the floor, he crawled to the second |
| 20 | | man, found him, pulled him down to the floor, and dragged him |
| 21 | | out of the building; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After saving the two men, Lt. Kulaga assisted |
| 2 | | Lyons firefighters with hose lines; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga has served as a firefighter in the |
| 4 | | Cicero Fire Department for 32 years; he is currently assigned |
| 5 | | as a lieutenant on Truck Co. 2 on Gold Shift; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga was born in Cicero to Barbara and John |
| 7 | | Kulaga on February 7, 1967; he has been married to Louis C. |
| 8 | | Kulaga, a science teacher and coach at Gurrie Middle School in |
| 9 | | LaGrange, for 27 years; they have two children, Brian and Amy; |
| 10 | | they also have three Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Tazer, Koda, |
| 11 | | and Lilo; they reside in Riverside; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga's quick thinking and bravery, done |
| 13 | | without protective gear with no regard for his own life, saved |
| 14 | | the lives of two men; he is a true firefighter and an honor to |
| 15 | | his profession; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 18 | | we commend Lt. Brian Kulaga of the Cicero Fire Department for |
| 19 | | his selfless actions on February 19, 2021, and we thank him for |
| 20 | | his continued service to the community of Cicero and the |
| 21 | | citizens of Illinois; and be it further
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