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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, It is one of the privileges of the House of 
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Representatives to commend and pay due honor and respect to 
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persons who have given selflessly of themselves to the citizens 
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of this State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Turner has dedicated 55 years of his life 
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to the fire service; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Turner started as a volunteer firefighter 
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for the Rockton Fire Protection District in 1951; and

 
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    WHEREAS, From 1959 to 1962, he served on the executive 
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board of the Winnebago Fire Chief's Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Turner advanced through the ranks and 
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attained the position of Chief of the Rockton Fire Protection 
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District Department from 1971 to 1979; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Turner was elected Charter Secretary for 
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the National Volunteer Fire Council in 1976 and served that 
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organization for many years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Turner served as the Rockton Fire 
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Protection District's Board President in 1990; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert Turner served on the Illinois Firefighters 
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Association Board of Directors for 18 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Turner currently serves as a Trustee for the 
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Rockton Fire Protection District; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Turner serves as a liaison between the 
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Winnebago Chief's Association and the National Volunteer Fire 
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Council; therefore, be it

 
 


 






HR1356
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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 recognize Robert Turner for his 55 years of dedicated 
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service to the Rockton Fire Protection District and his years 
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of leadership in the fire service, and we thank him for his 
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selfless devotion to the community; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Robert Turner as an expression of our esteem.