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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Commissioner Richard C.
4Ford II on the occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Fire
5Department (CFD) after over 35 years of service; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Commissioner Ford was named as Fire Commissioner
7in September of 2018 by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and has been in
8charge of over 4800 sworn members and an annual budget of over
9$578 million; and
 
10    WHEREAS, After promotion through the ranks to Battalion
11Chief and before his appointment as Fire Commissioner,
12Commissioner Ford served as 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner, the
13department's Safety Officer, the Rail Transit Liaison for the
14City of Chicago and the Chicago Transit Authority, Assistant
15Director of Training for the CFD, Deputy District Chief, and
16Deputy Fire Commissioner of the CFD's Fire Prevention Bureau;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, Commissioner Ford is a graduate of Southern
19Illinois University; he holds various professional
20certifications and numerous specialized training
21certifications; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Commissioner Ford has passed along skills,
2knowledge, and abilities to fire service members in the United
3States and abroad; he has been faithfully committed to
4mentoring new firefighters and paramedics and to promoting the
5advantages of continuing education and obtaining professional
6certifications; he has developed and implemented a number of
7fire service initiatives and training programs; therefore, be
8it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
10HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we congratulate Commissioner Richard C. Ford II on the
12occasion of his retirement from the Chicago Fire Department
13after over 35 years of service, and we wish him the best in all
14his future endeavors; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to Commissioner Ford as a symbol of our respect and
17esteem.