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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dennis Volling,
4 Antioch Fire Department Fire Chief and Chief of the First Fire
5 Protection District, on his retirement, April 30, 2010; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He started with the Antioch Fire Department on
7 June 27, 1966 and has been with the department almost 44 years;
8 and
 
9     WHEREAS, He has served as a Captain, Lieutenant, Chief
10 Engineer, Dive Master, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, and has
11 served as Fire Chief since May 1, 1996; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He previously served under Chief Edgar Simonsen,
13 Chief Charles Maplethorpe, and Chief William Carney; he has
14 watched the department grow from a three-bay station behind the
15 Village Hall to a main station with two sub-stations; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Chief Volling oversees 85 members of the
17 department; the department provides fire protection for a
18 35-square mile area that includes Antioch Township and the
19 village of Antioch; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Chief Volling plans to enjoy time in northern

 

 

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1 Wisconsin along with his wife; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 congratulate Dennis Volling on his retirement as Antioch Fire
5 Department Fire Chief, and wish him an enjoyable retirement;
6 and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Dennis Volling as a symbol of our respect and
9 esteem.