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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the 10th anniversary of
4Ottawa firefighters, Dana Jennings and Tim Geiger, rescuing
5Trista Margherio, from her burning house; and
 
6    WHEREAS, On May 6, 2006, the Ottawa Fire Department
7responded to a house fire at the Margherio home on Franklin
8Street, where there was a report of a 3-year-old girl trapped
9inside; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Upon entering the residence, Dana Jennings and Tim
11Geiger were forced out by extreme heat conditions; once
12outside, both firefighters reentered the structure through the
13bedroom windows, where they located the victim; and
 
14    WHEREAS, After pulling Trista Margherio from the burning
15house and performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Dana
16Jennings and Tim Geiger transported her to Community Hospital
17of Ottawa; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The actions of Dana Jennings and Tim Geiger
19exemplify why Ottawa firefighters are considered some of the
20best firefighters in the State; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dana Jennings and Tim Geiger were each presented
2with a Medal of Gallantry by Fire Chief Steve Haywood during
3Illinois Firefighters Memorial Day ceremonies at the Ottawa
4Fire Department; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7recognize the 10th anniversary of Ottawa firefighters, Dana
8Jennings and Tim Geiger, rescuing Trista Margherio from her
9burning house; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
11presented to Dana Jennings and Tim Geiger as a symbol of our
12respect and esteem.