Full Text of HR0454 96th General Assembly
HR0454 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 Jim Bruno on the | 4 |
| occasion of his retirement from the Kankakee City Fire | 5 |
| Department; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bruno began his fire service career with the | 7 |
| Kankakee Township Fire Protection District in January of 1982 | 8 |
| following the sudden passing of his father; he served with the | 9 |
| Kankakee Township Fire Department until 1988; during his | 10 |
| tenure, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was the | 11 |
| first paramedic in the department; and
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| WHEREAS, On December 5, 1988, Jim Bruno was sworn in as a | 13 |
| member of the Kankakee City Fire Department; he accomplished | 14 |
| many certifications during his 20 1/2 year career; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bruno was the recipient of the Kankakee Fire | 16 |
| Department Distinguished Service Award on September 21, 1990 | 17 |
| for saving the life of a woman who was found in the living room | 18 |
| of her burning structure at Stone Street and 6th Avenue in | 19 |
| Kankakee; the woman was found during the primary search in a | 20 |
| chair 20 feet from the front door in cardiac arrest; with the | 21 |
| help of fellow firefighter Steve Born, Mr. Bruno carried the | 22 |
| woman out the door and placed her onto a waiting stretcher, |
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| then proceeded to perform ALS treatment to the hospital; the | 2 |
| woman made a complete recovery; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bruno is a very strong proponent for union | 4 |
| labor; he joined the Kankakee Fire Fighters Union in January of | 5 |
| 1989; he has served as a chaplain for 2 years and, most | 6 |
| recently, as the Executive Board Secretary for the past 4 | 7 |
| years; he has attended numerous courses on how to succeed in | 8 |
| grievance and arbitration hearings and numerous health and | 9 |
| safety courses held by the IAFF; he attended classes on how to | 10 |
| negotiate labor contracts through the University of Illinois; | 11 |
| he served as the Firefighters Union Delegate for the Kankakee | 12 |
| Federation of Labor from 1996 until 2005; he has also been a | 13 |
| member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | 14 |
| since 1992 and has been a strong proponent of the IBEW labor | 15 |
| movement; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bruno is a member of the Associated Fire | 17 |
| Fighters of Illinois Honor Guard and is the Fourth District | 18 |
| First Shirt; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bruno's wife, Stacey Ann, is a Captain with | 20 |
| the United States Army Reserve; he has 3 children, Austyn | 21 |
| James, Andrew Joseph, and Abbie Jolin; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, During his retirement, Jim Bruno will continue to |
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| support the labor movement and will remain a member of the | 2 |
| Kankakee Fire Fighters Union, the Honor Guard, and the IBEW; | 3 |
| 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 Jim Bruno on the occasion of his retirement and | 7 |
| wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 8 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Jim Bruno as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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