Full Text of HR0326 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Gregory Berk on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Chief of the Wheaton Fire | 5 | | Department on May 31, 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gregory Berk has served in the fire service for 46 | 7 | | years; he began his career with the Flossmoor Fire Department, | 8 | | where he served as Chief; in 2003, he became the Wheaton Fire | 9 | | Chief, where he has served for the past 10 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, While he has been very active in all facets of the | 11 | | fire service, Gregory Berk has been especially devoted to the | 12 | | areas of emergency medical services, emergency management, and | 13 | | training; as a testament to his devotion, he has been a | 14 | | licensed paramedic since 1974 and he has been an adjunct | 15 | | faculty member at Southern Illinois University; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Gregory Berk has been very | 17 | | active throughout the region and State with numerous committees | 18 | | and organizations; he was a past president of the Illinois | 19 | | Firefighters Association; he is a member of various State | 20 | | advisory boards with the Office of the State Fire Marshal and | 21 | | the Illinois Department of Public Health; he is a member of | 22 | | various regional boards/associations, including the DuPage |
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| 1 | | Fire Chiefs Association, the Ducomm Executive Board, the DuPage | 2 | | Emergency Telephone Safety Board, the Starcom Radio Steering | 3 | | Committee, and the DuPage Mayors and Managers; he also served | 4 | | as the MABAS Division 12 Incident Management Team Chief liaison | 5 | | and was one of the founding Chiefs for the West Suburban Fire | 6 | | Rescue Alliance and Tri-City planning group; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gregory Berk serves as a model of hard work, | 8 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 9 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate Gregory Berk on the occasion of his retirement | 13 | | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Gregory Berk as a symbol of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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