Full Text of HR0072 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Robert "Bob" Buhs on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the | 5 | | Illinois Fire Chiefs Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs was born on May 8, 1954 in Chicago; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs earned his Bachelor's Degree in Fire | 9 | | Science Management from Southern Illinois University in 1986; | 10 | | he subsequently earned his Master's Degree in Public | 11 | | Administration from Governors State University in 2003; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs had a long and distinguished career in | 13 | | firefighting; he began his career as a volunteer firefighter | 14 | | for the Palos Fire Protection District in 1969; in 1973, he | 15 | | joined the Orland Fire Protection District as a volunteer; in | 16 | | 1977, he became a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic with the | 17 | | Orland Fire Protection District, where he steadily rose through | 18 | | the ranks, with promotions to the ranks of Lieutenant in 1980, | 19 | | Deputy Chief in 1986, and Chief in 1988; he retired from the | 20 | | Orland Fire Protection District in 2003; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Orland Fire |
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| 1 | | Protection District, Robert Buhs served as Executive Director | 2 | | of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association from 2003 until his | 3 | | retirement in 2014; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs enjoys bird hunting, skeet shooting, | 5 | | and trap shooting; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs married his loving wife, Jennie, on | 7 | | September 8, 1974 and has 2 children, Gina and Beau, and 2 | 8 | | grandchildren, Ava and Owen; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Robert "Bob" Buhs on the occasion of his | 12 | | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | 13 | | future; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Robert Buhs as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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