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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Thomas P. Moran began his career with the Oak Lawn 
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Fire Department on February 1, 1966, when he was appointed as a 
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firefighter; in 1969, he was promoted to the rank of Engineer 
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and in 1974, to the rank of Lieutenant; he went on to begin 
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service as Lieutenant/Inspector in 1980; on October 1, 1986, he 
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was appointed Director of Fire  Prevention, and on November 1, 
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1986, he was promoted to the rank of Captain; he served as 
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Division Chief of Support Services from October of 1988 until 
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April of 1992, when he was appointed Division Chief of 
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Administrative Services; on October 1, 1993, he was appointed 
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Fire Chief of Oak Lawn, the position he will retire from on 
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February 1, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Chief Moran has numerous State certifications, 
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including Fire Officer III, Certified Instructor IV, and 
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Hazardous Material Incident Commander; he has served as an 
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instructor in several locations, including at the Oak Lawn Fire 
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Academy from April of 1986 until the present, at Moraine Valley 
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Community College from August 1986 through December 1988, and 
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at the Fire Service Institute from November of 1990 through 
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February of 1996; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Chief Moran is affiliated with several 
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professional organizations, including the following: the 
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Illinois Fire Chiefs; the Illinois Fire Inspectors; the 
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National Fire Protection Association; the Building Officials 
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and Code Administrators; 1st District Fire Chiefs/Divisions 
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21, where he served as District Marshal from 2002 through 2005; 
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the Emergency Telephone Safety Board of the Village of Oak Lawn 
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Fire Department; the Illinois Professional Firefighters; and 
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the Oak Lawn Fire Department Club; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Two of Chief Moran's most memorable experiences as 
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a firefighter occurred in 1967; first was the snowstorm of 
 


 






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1967, when toboggans and sleds were used to supplement 
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emergency responses due to 28 inches of snow and drifting; then 
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on April 21, 1967, he was on duty when a tornado struck in Oak 
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Lawn; he was a member of the initial team of fire personnel who 
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responded to the devastation and destruction throughout the 
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town; the team eventually searched hundreds of occupancies for 
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trapped or injured residents and transported several victims to 
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area hospitals for treatment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1968, he responded into the City of Chicago to 
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assist in fighting the horrendous structure fires following the 
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death of Martin Luther King, Jr.; he also assisted during the 
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same  season when Floods Creek overflowed; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Chief Thomas P. Moran on the occasion of his 
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retirement from the Oak Lawn Fire Department after 39 years of 
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service; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Chief Moran as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.