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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to commemorate the 100th 
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anniversary of the Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company, October 
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11, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A four-story resort hotel, the Glen Ellyn Hotel, 
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burned to the ground in 1906; because of the destruction, the 
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establishment of the first water system in the community, as 
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well as the Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company, came about; and
 
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    WHEREAS, On October 11, 1907 the Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire 
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Department was chartered;  Harry Blackburn was appointed Fire 
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Chief by village president Edgar McChesney and 22 men were 
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enrolled to serve as volunteer firefighters; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The 60 men and women who today serve on the Glen 
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Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company are still there as volunteers, 
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serving their neighbors and friends in Glen Ellyn 24 hours a 
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day, 365 days a year; and

 
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    WHEREAS, With over 700 years of experience in firefighting 
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and rescue services, the mission of the Glen Ellyn Volunteer 
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Fire Company is to provide timely, professional, and safe 
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emergency service for the preservation of life and property; 
 


 






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minimizing fire loss and the patient's best interest are always 
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first priority with the Company; and

 

 
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    WHEREAS, The current Fire Chief is Scott Raffensparger, who 
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has served from 2001 to the present day; he is the Company's 
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first paid Administrator due to the growing demands of the Fire 
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Company; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the men and women who have served the community of 
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Glen Ellyn as a part of the Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company 
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and thank them for their dedication to their friends' and 
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neighbors' safety; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Scott Raffensparger, Fire Chief of the Glen Ellyn 
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Volunteer Fire Company, as a symbol of our respect.