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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate James Dykstra of 
4Elgin on the occasion of his retirement from the Streamwood 
5Fire Department on October 25, 2011, after over 30 years of 
6service; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, James Dykstra earned his Associate in Applied 
8Science degree from Thornton Community College in December of 
91980; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, James Dykstra was hired as a career firefighter 
11for the Streamwood Fire Department on September 21, 1981; he 
12was a founding member of the Department's Fire Investigation 
13Team; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, James Dykstra earned numerous State of Illinois 
15Certifications during his career; on April 23, 1990, he was 
16awarded the "Firefighter III" and "Fire Apparatus Engineer" 
17certificates; on June 25, 1990, he earned "HazMat First 
18Responder Operations" status; on June 12, 1990, he became a 
19"Fire Prevention Officer"; on November 30, 1990, he earned the 
20"Fire Investigator" designation; on March 21, 1991, he 
21completed "Provisional Fire Officer Instructor I"; on January 
2227, 2003, he received "Certified Fire Officer I"; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, On February 28, 1999, James Dykstra earned the 
2"Disaster Service Medal" from the Streamwood Fire Department 
3for participating in a structure fire and for the 1999 
4microburst; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, James Dykstra and his wife, Sharee, have one son, 
6Michael; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
8NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
9we congratulate James Dykstra on the occasion of his retirement 
10and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it 
11further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to James Dykstra as a symbol of our esteem and 
14respect.