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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 Fire Captain Justin Moffitt |
| 4 | | and firefighters Tyler Brackett and Nick Morrissey for their |
| 5 | | heroic conduct in saving the life of a Galesburg woman; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Galesburg Fire Department was established in |
| 7 | | 1858; currently led by Chief Randy Hovind, it has 45 personnel |
| 8 | | operating out of three stations; with advanced skills and |
| 9 | | training, these workers proudly provide professional and |
| 10 | | compassionate medical and fire services to their citizens with |
| 11 | | quick thinking, intelligence, and dependability; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, On the morning of August 15, 2024, there was a |
| 13 | | structure fire at 243 Highland Avenue in Galesburg; enroute, |
| 14 | | dispatch radioed that it was believed a person was zip-tied in |
| 15 | | the basement of the burning building; upon arrival, smoke was |
| 16 | | seen escaping from the first floor; the first in crew, |
| 17 | | consisting of Captain Justin Moffitt and firefighters Nick |
| 18 | | Morrissey and Tyler Brackett, without delay or protection from |
| 19 | | a handline, made entry into the rear of the residence with near |
| 20 | | zero visibility; they found the basement stairs, reached the |
| 21 | | victim, quickly freed her, exited the structure, and placed |
| 22 | | her with awaiting medics; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Firefighter Tyler Brackett has a wife, Hely, and |
| 2 | | a five-year-old daughter, Laikynn, and has been with the |
| 3 | | Galesburg Fire Department for two years; Firefighter Nick |
| 4 | | Morrissey has been with the Galesburg Fire Department for |
| 5 | | three years; Captain Justin Moffitt, the son of retired |
| 6 | | Illinois Representative Donald Moffitt, has been married to |
| 7 | | his wife, Jennifer, for 15 years, and they have five children, |
| 8 | | John, 13, Caroline, 11, Anna, 9, James, 5, and Rosalyn, 6 |
| 9 | | months; Captain Moffitt has served with the Galesburg Fire |
| 10 | | Department for 23 years; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, For their brave service, Galesburg Fire Chief |
| 12 | | Randy Hovind nominated these men for the Firefighter |
| 13 | | Excellence Award, and the Illinois State Fire Marshall |
| 14 | | selected them for the award; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, The 32nd Annual Firefighting Medal of Honor |
| 16 | | Awards Ceremony and the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service |
| 17 | | will take place on May 13, 2025 at 10 a.m. with the Fallen |
| 18 | | Firefighter Memorial Ceremony to be held at the site of the |
| 19 | | Firefighter Memorial on the grounds of the State Capitol; |
| 20 | | following the memorial ceremony, the Firefighting Medal of |
| 21 | | Honor Committee will host the 32nd Annual Firefighting Medal |
| 22 | | of Honor Awards Ceremony at the Bank of Springfield Center; |
| 23 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 2 | | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 3 | | we congratulate Fire Captain Justin Moffitt and firefighters |
| 4 | | Tyler Brackett and Nick Morrissey on being selected for the |
| 5 | | Firefighter Excellence Award for their brave and calculated |
| 6 | | actions that saved a life; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 8 | | presented to Captain Justin Moffitt, Firefighters Tyler |
| 9 | | Bracket and Nick Morrissey, and Fire Chief Randy Hovind of the |
| 10 | | Galesburg Fire Department as an expression of our respect and |
| 11 | | esteem. |