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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate James "Jim" Berry on the |
4 | | occasion of his retirement as Chief of the Lexington Fire |
5 | | Department; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, James Berry earned his First Fire Fighter III and |
7 | | First Instructor II certifications in McLean County; he also |
8 | | served as an Instructor for University of Illinois Fire Service |
9 | | Institute; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, James Berry served with the Lexington Fire |
11 | | Department since June of 1980 and has served as the |
12 | | Department's fire chief since 1994; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, During his career, James Berry led the Lexington |
14 | | Fire Department and other departments in fighting several major |
15 | | fires, including the Myers fire in 1990, the Lexington High |
16 | | School fire in 2002, the Lexington Fire Station fire in 2002, |
17 | | and several other structure fires in Lexington and other |
18 | | neighboring communities; he also replaced 4 fire trucks during |
19 | | his career; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, James Berry is an avid wood worker; and
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