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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lieutenant Gary 
4Bober of West Dundee on the occasion of his retirement from the 
5Streamwood Fire Department on December 30, 2011, after over 34 
6years of service; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Gary Bober began his firefighter career in West 
8Dundee in 1976 as a Paid-On-Call Firefighter; he continued to 
9work as a Paid-On-Call for West Dundee until 1983; in 1978, he 
10was hired as a career firefighter in Maywood; he resigned from 
11Maywood when he was hired by the Streamwood Fire Department on 
12August 14, 1978; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Gary Bober steadily ascended the ranks of the 
14Streamwood Fire Department; he was promoted to the rank of 
15lieutenant on July 20, 1988; he also served as the dive master 
16of the Department in the 1980s and developed a HazMat team 
17involving area fire departments in 1985; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Gary Bober earned numerous State of Illinois 
19Certifications during his career; on April 20, 1983, he was 
20awarded the "Firefighter III" certificate; on September 29, 
211984, he achieved "Fire Apparatus Engineer"; on October 2, 
221989, he earned "HazMat Technician" status; on July 7, 1989, he 
 
 
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1earned "Certified Instructor II"; on January 23, 1992, he 
2received "Certified Fire Officer I"; on March 12, 2010, he 
3earned "Hazmat Incident Command"; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Gary Bober earned numerous accolades from the 
5Streamwood Fire Department for his meritorious service, 
6including the "Disaster Service Medal" on February 28, 1999 for 
7participating in 3 structure fires and the "Meritorious Service 
8Award" on June 6, 1999 for rescuing a victim from a residential 
9structure fire; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Gary Bober and his wife, Anna, have 2 daughters, 
11Tracey and Jill; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
14we congratulate Gary Bober on the occasion of his retirement 
15and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it 
16further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Gary Bober as a symbol of our esteem and respect.