Full Text of HR1043 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Washington Fire | 4 | | Chief Michael R. Vaughn on the occasion of being awarded the | 5 | | Medal of Valor Award from the Office of the Illinois State Fire | 6 | | Marshal; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Medal of Valor award is given by the State of | 8 | | Illinois to a firefighter for an act of heroism or bravery that | 9 | | clearly demonstrated courage and dedication in the face of | 10 | | danger while in the performance of duty; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Michael Vaughn's fire service career spans over 30 | 12 | | years beginning in 1982, when he became a member of the | 13 | | Washington Rescue Squad; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1984, Michael Vaughn entered service for the | 15 | | East Peoria Fire Department, serving as a Lieutenant, Assistant | 16 | | Chief, and then Fire Chief for East Peoria for 3 years; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, On August 1, 2008, Michael Vaughn returned to the | 18 | | City of Washington to serve as the city's first full-time Fire | 19 | | Chief; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The firefighters of the Washington Fire |
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| 1 | | Department recommended that Michael Vaughn be honored for the | 2 | | bravery and heroism he demonstrated on the morning of November | 3 | | 17, 2013, when the town of Washington, alongside other central | 4 | | Illinois communities, was struck by an EF4 tornado; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earlier that morning, before the tornado's | 6 | | arrival, Michael Vaughn was already preparing for the worst, | 7 | | messaging his firefighters to be on the alert and ready to | 8 | | respond; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, As the storm entered his city, Michael Vaughn, | 10 | | husband to Theresa Vaughn and father of three boys, left his | 11 | | home and raced towards the path of the tornado in a vehicle | 12 | | with lights and sirens to alert his community of the coming | 13 | | danger, including the occupants of Washington Middle school, | 14 | | the members of the Connect Church holding service there, and | 15 | | the congregation of the Crossroads Church; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, During Michael Vaughn's efforts to alert his | 17 | | community, he placed himself in great peril within the reach of | 18 | | the tornado's destructive winds, narrowly escaping with his | 19 | | life; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, It is not possible to determine the lives saved by | 21 | | Michael Vaughn's selfless actions on the day of November 17, | 22 | | 2013, but he will remain a hero to the citizens of the City of |
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| 1 | | Washington, with or without an honor; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we commend Chief Michael R. Vaughn for his heroic actions, | 5 | | thank him for his service, and congratulate him on receiving | 6 | | the Medal of Valor; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Michael Vaughn as a symbol of our respect and | 9 | | esteem.
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