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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to commend Kenneth Hobson for his quick
4thinking and heroic actions that firefighters believe saved his
5family from perishing in a house fire; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Kenneth Hobson is a second grader at Raymond Grade
7School; during fire prevention week training, provided by his
8school and members of the Raymond-Harvel Fire Department,
9Kenneth listened very carefully and retained valuable
10information; and
 
11    WHEREAS, On December 11, 2015, Kenneth Hobson awoke and saw
12a fire burning in the bedroom he shared with his little
13brother; he quickly awoke 4 year-old Cadien and exited the
14room, remembering to shut the door behind him; he then went and
15woke the rest of the family and they all safely escaped to a
16neighboring home; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The simple act of shutting the door to the room
18contained the fire to that specific room and prevented the fire
19from spreading rapidly to the rest of the house; closing the
20door to the room also bought Kenneth Hobson time to get the
21rest of the family out of the burning house; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, If the door had not been shut, firefighters
2believe that some of Kenneth Hobson's family members may have
3lost their lives in the blaze; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The fire department responded to the call at 5:01
5A.M.; while other parts of the home were damaged by heat,
6water, and smoke, the front bedroom and the attic sustained the
7majority of the fire damage; and
 
8    WHEREAS, When Kenneth Hobson is not busy saving lives, he
9enjoys playing soccer, baseball, fishing, and camping; he is
10also a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Kenneth Hobson's quick thinking and heroic
12actions during an emergency are a huge factor in his entire
13family surviving what could have been a tragic event;
14therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17honor and thank Kenneth Hobson for his heroic actions and wish
18him the best in the future; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Kenneth Hobson as a symbol of our great respect
21and esteem.