Full Text of HR0214 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Thomas E. Ryan Jr. on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as President of Chicago Firefighters | 5 | | Union Local 2 after nearly a decade of service; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Ryan Jr. has been a Chicago firefighter and | 7 | | member of Local 2 for nearly
32 years, joining in 1985; he is a | 8 | | Certified Fire Investigator; he also has certifications as an | 9 | | Emergency Medical Technician B and Hazardous Materials | 10 | | Technician A; he was promoted to Lieutenant in 2006; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, As President of Local 2, Thomas Ryan Jr. has | 12 | | overseen the creation of programs such as the Local 2 Health | 13 | | Fair, Heart Scan, and the Cancer Dogs; he also served as | 14 | | Vice-President, Steward, and Chairman of numerous committees; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Local 2 provides Tech A and
B training, EMT P and | 17 | | B refresher courses, and engineer promotional classes; it helps | 18 | | the most vulnerable members and their
families through the | 19 | | Employee Assistance Program
and the Retirees Committee; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Local 2 renders financial and spiritual
support to | 21 | | charities such as the Local 2 Toy Parade, the Widows and |
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| 1 | | Orphans
Fund, Chaplains Ministries, the Gold Badge Society, | 2 | | Ignite the Spirit, the 5-11 Club,
the CFFU Burn Foundation, the | 3 | | 100 Club of Chicago, the AFFI Warrior Program, MDA,
| 4 | | Make-A-Wish, the Special Olympics, Autism Speaks, and many | 5 | | others; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Ryan Jr. and his wife, Lisa, were married | 7 | | in 1991; they have two children, Zachary and Anthony; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Thomas E. Ryan Jr. on his retirement as President | 12 | | of Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 after nearly a decade of | 13 | | service, and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; | 14 | | and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Thomas Ryan Jr. as an expression of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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