Full Text of HR0830 96th General Assembly
HR0830 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 Assistant Fire | 4 |
| Chief Gregory J. McDonald of the Itasca Fire Protection | 5 |
| District on his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Assistant Chief McDonald has served the District, | 7 |
| its residents, and its businesses for a total of 38 years; he | 8 |
| began as a volunteer firefighter in 1972 and became a full-time | 9 |
| career firefighter in January of 1985; and
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| WHEREAS, As a volunteer he worked his way through the | 11 |
| ranks, first as a fireman, then engineer, then chief engineer, | 12 |
| as 1st Lieutenant, as 2nd Lieutenant, and finally achieving the | 13 |
| rank of captain, a position he held until he was hired | 14 |
| full-time in 1985; and
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| WHEREAS, He was assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau in | 16 |
| March of 1986; in June of 1991 he was promoted to Assistant | 17 |
| Fire Chief and remained as head of Fire Prevention; and
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| WHEREAS, He hold State Fire Marshall Certification in Fire | 19 |
| Fighter II, Fire Prevention Officer I, Instructor I, Haz Mat | 20 |
| Operations, Instructor II, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire | 21 |
| Prevention Officer II, and Fire Officer II; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his many State Certifications, | 2 |
| Assistant Fire Chief McDonald earned an Associates Degree in | 3 |
| Applied Science from the College of DuPage in 1987; therefore, | 4 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| congratulate Assistant Fire Chief Gregory McDonald on his | 8 |
| retirement and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; | 9 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to Assistant Fire Chief Gregory McDonald as a symbol | 12 |
| of our respect and esteem.
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