Full Text of HR0365 96th General Assembly
HR0365 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lowell Mulvany on | 4 |
| the occasion of his retirement as Fire Chief of the Long Creek | 5 |
| Fire Department; and
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| WHEREAS, Lowell Mulvany was born on April 4, 1943 in rural | 7 |
| Iuka; he graduated third in his class at North Clay Community | 8 |
| High School in Louisville in 1961; and
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| WHEREAS, Lowell Mulvany enlisted in the United States Army | 10 |
| in October of 1961; after receiving vehicle mechanic training, | 11 |
| he was stationed at Fort Greeley, Alaska for eighteen months; | 12 |
| after receiving an honorable discharge, he returned home to | 13 |
| Farina where he resided with his family until he moved to | 14 |
| Decatur to work at Firestone in 1966; he worked there for | 15 |
| fourteen years, becoming a warehouse supervisor; after leaving | 16 |
| Firestone, he worked at A.E. Staley as a plant protection | 17 |
| supervisor until he was hired by the Long Creek Fire Protection | 18 |
| District as their first full-time, paid fire chief; and
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| WHEREAS, Lowell Mulvany joined the Long Creek Fire | 20 |
| Department on December 1, 1971; he was voted in as a captain | 21 |
| for the department in May of 1976; he became the assistant | 22 |
| chief in 1978; he was appointed fire chief in March 1986 and |
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| has served at that position for twenty-three years; and
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| WHEREAS, Under Lowell Mulvany's watch, the Long Creek Fire | 3 |
| Department has undergone many changes; the department's fire | 4 |
| equipment has been replaced and two Emergency Rescue trucks | 5 |
| have been added; during this time, he became a Firefighter III | 6 |
| and a Fire Service Instructor II; he taught and supervised all | 7 |
| the training at the Long Creek Fire Department and taught Fire | 8 |
| Science classes at Richland Community College; he also helped | 9 |
| with training sessions for the Macon County Fire Association; | 10 |
| since becoming chief for the department, he has responded to | 11 |
| over 90% of calls that have occurred at all hours of the day or | 12 |
| night; and
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| WHEREAS, Lowell Mulvany started with a Red Cross First-Aid | 14 |
| class in 1972 and went on to become an EMT-Basic; he is also | 15 |
| certified in vehicle extrication; under his watch, the Long | 16 |
| Creek Fire Department has provided First Responder and | 17 |
| EMT-Basic classes and continuous education for Long Creek and | 18 |
| other departments; he also helped to establish the enhanced 911 | 19 |
| system in Macon County and is presently serving as | 20 |
| vice-chairman on the 911 board of trustees; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Lowell Mulvany and his wife, Pat, have six | 22 |
| children, twelve grandchildren, and thirteen | 23 |
| great-grandchildren; and |
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| WHEREAS, After his retirement as fire chief, Lowell Mulvany | 2 |
| plans to continue his service to the Long Creek Fire Department | 3 |
| as a volunteer; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| congratulate Lowell Mulvany on the occasion of his retirement | 7 |
| and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Lowell Mulvany as a symbol of our esteem and | 11 |
| respect.
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