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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 congratulate David F. Clark on 
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the occasion of his upcoming retirement as Deputy Director of 
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the Illinois Fire Service Institute; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, David Clark has served as Deputy Director of the 
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Illinois Fire Service Institute since 1998 and has served as 
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the leader of more than 500 institute faculty and instructional 
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staff; during his tenure, the Institute has provided over 
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12,000 courses to more than 500,000 fire and other emergency 
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responders and community leaders in every Illinois county, 
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classes that total more than 5 million student instructional 
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hours; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, David Clark has served as a member of the Illinois 
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Terrorism Task Force since its inception in 2000; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, David Clark has served as a member of the faculty 
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of the Illinois Fire Service Institute since February of 1976; 
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since 1976, he has personally provided hands-on fireman 
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training and developed a considerable body of training programs 
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for tens of thousands of firefighters from throughout Illinois 
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and the nation; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, David Clark has been a pioneer in creating a sound 
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and practical scientific research program regarding 
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firefighter life safety issues at the Illinois Fire Service 
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Institute; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, David Clark served as a member of the Illinois 
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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team, which assists 
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Illinois firefighters and their families and fire departments 
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to recover from the tragic loss of a firefighter in the line of 
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duty; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, From 1965 to 1985, except for a period of active 
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duty service in the United States Army, David Clark served as a 
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volunteer firefighter and eventually Fire Chief for the 
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Brimfield Community Fire Protection District; from 1970 to 
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1974, he served as a firefighter with the Normal Fire 
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Department; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, From 1968 to 1970, David Clark served as a member 
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of the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment, known as the "Old 
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Guard", at Arlington National Cemetery; he ultimately achieved 
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the rank of Sergeant (E-5) and team leader; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate David F. Clark on the occasion of his retirement 
 


 






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and lifetime of service to the firefighters and citizens of the 
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State of Illinois and wish him many happy and healthy 
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retirement years; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to David Clark as a symbol of our esteem and respect.