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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dennis Oaks, Fire Chief of 
4the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District (NWFD), 
5on his retirement; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Oaks joined the NWFD in 1980 as a volunteer 
7firefighter; from 1985 to 1990 he was Captain of Training; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Chief Oaks became a full-time member of the NWFD 
9in 1989; he served as Assistant Chief from 1990 to 2001 and 
10became Fire Chief in 2001; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Chief Oaks completed the Belleville Area College 
12Fire Science Program and is certified by the Office of the 
13State Fire Marshal; other certifications include Advance 
14Firefighter, Fire Officer II, Instructor II, Fire Apparatus 
15Engineer, Haz-Mat Operation, Haz-Mat
Incident Commander, and 
16Vehicle and Machinery Operation; he has National Fire Academy 
17Training and has been on the National Registry of Emergency 
18Medical Technicians; he is an American Heart Association CPR 
19Instructor; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Chief Oaks received the Certificate of 
21Recognition Award in 2003 from the State of Illinois Fire 
 
 
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1Fighting Medal of Honor Committee; in 1983, he received the 
2first Northwest Fire Department Firefighter of the Year Award; 
3and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Chief Oaks and his wife of 35 years, Valerie, have 
53 children, Jeff, Stacey, and Sarah, and 4 grandsons, Josh, 
6Brandon, Kyle, and Cole; he enjoys riding Harley Davidson 
7motorcycles, fishing, and camping; he says his most enjoyable 
8vacation was to the Rocky Mountains; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
10NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
11congratulate Dennis Oaks, Fire Chief of the Northwest St. Clair 
12County Fire Protection District, on his retirement and we wish 
13him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to Chief Oaks as an expression of our esteem and 
16respect.