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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois take great pride in and express gratitude to |
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| those citizens who assume great personal risk to protect the |
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| lives and well-being of other citizens; and
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| WHEREAS, On December 26, 2003, Chicago Fire Department |
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| Lieutenant Daniel Mullaney was in the fire truck enroute to |
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| refuel when he spotted smoke from a fire at a low-rise CHA |
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| apartment building; through his quick-thinking and selfless |
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| actions, Lt. Mullaney entered the burning building not once, |
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| but twice, to rescue two young girls trapped in the building; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, As a result of his heroism, Lt. Mullaney has been |
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| honored previously; he was the 2004 recipient of the Carter |
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| Harrison Award given by the City of Chicago; he is being |
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| honored this month as a recipient of the Firefighting Medal of |
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| Honor; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a 24-year veteran of the Chicago Fire |
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| Department and lives in Mt. Greenwood with his wife, Kerry, and |
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| their four children, Luke, Maggie, Mike, and Dan; therefore, be |
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| 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 Chicago Fire Department Lt. Daniel Mullaney on |
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| being awarded the Firefighting Medal of Honor, and we salute |
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| the courage and valor he exhibits regularly on the job; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Lt. Mullaney as an expression of our respect and |
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| esteem.
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