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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Fire Chief Dennis 
4Litwiler on the occasion of his retirement from the Aledo Fire 
5Protection District; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Litwiler joined the Aledo Fire Protection 
7District on February 1, 1978; he was appointed fire chief on 
8December 4, 2001; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Chief Litwiler held several officer positions in 
10the Aledo Fire Protection District prior to his appointment to 
11fire chief in 2001, including serving as a member on the 
12Mississippi Valley Firefighters Association Board of Directors 
13and the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) 39 Board, covering 
14Lower Rock Island County, Henry County, and Mercer County; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Chief Litwiler was a 20-year member of the 
16Illinois Fire Chiefs Association; he was also involved locally 
17in the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for the 
18Mercer County Emergency Management Agency; he adopted the 
19Everyone Goes Home Life Safety Initiatives by the National 
20Fallen Firefighters Foundation, which strives to prevent 
21firefighter line-of-duty deaths or injuries; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Chief Litwiler's primary concerns were always for 
2the safety of  his firefighters and for protecting the public 
3from the dangers of fire; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
5HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
6we congratulate Fire Chief Dennis Litwiler on his retirement 
7from the Aledo Fire Protection District, and we commend his 
8lifetime of service to the community of Aledo and the State of 
9Illinois; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
11presented to Chief Dennis Litwiler and the Aledo Fire 
12Protection District as an expression of our esteem and 
13respect.