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HR0411 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the
4 Beckemeyer-Wade Fire Protection District for 100 years of
5 service to the community; and

6     WHEREAS, The Beckemeyer Volunteer Fire Department was
7 founded on January 10, 1917; and

8     WHEREAS, Police Magistrate H.H. Timmermann swore in the
9 first 26 members of the department; and

10     WHEREAS, Anton Washford was appointed the department's
11 first chief; and

12     WHEREAS, During the department's first year, it responded
13 to two fire emergencies; and

14     WHEREAS, Today, the Beckemeyer-Wade Fire Protection
15 District responds to an average of 100 to 120 emergency calls
16 annually and has nearly 30 firefighters; therefore, be it

17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18 HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19 congratulate the Beckemeyer-Wade Fire Protection District for

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1 100 years of service to the community; and be it further

2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the Beckemeyer-Wade Fire Protection District as a
4 symbol of our esteem and respect.

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