Full Text of HR0507 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Fire | 4 | | Chief Emeritus Paul H. Boecker of the Lisle-Woodridge Fire | 5 | | District, who passed away on August 14, 2011; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS,
Chief Boecker began his career with the Naperville | 7 | | Fire Department in 1952; he left there as a Captain to become | 8 | | the Chief of the Lisle Fire Department in 1971; he was | 9 | | instrumental in turning the volunteer fire department into a | 10 | | full-time paid fire district during his tenure; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, His guidance expanded the fire district to 5 fire | 12 | | stations and more than 80 personnel; under his leadership, the | 13 | | fire district attained an Insurance Service Office (ISO) Class | 14 | | 1 designation before his retirement in 1994; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, During his career he received 9 Awards of | 16 | | Commendation, 4 Awards of Merit, and the coveted Firefighter of | 17 | | the Year Award in 1993 from the fire district, and he was named | 18 | | Employee of the Year in Woodridge; during the devastating | 19 | | tornado that struck Plainfield in 1990, Chief Boecker's efforts | 20 | | were noteworthy and he was one of 12 recipients of recognition | 21 | | for his outstanding leadership following the tornado; in 1983, | 22 | | he was one of 2 Chiefs honored with the Dictograph Security |
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| 1 | | Company "Public Safety Award"; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, He was awarded the "Mason Lankford" fire service | 3 | | award, which was named after a personal friend;
Chief Boecker | 4 | | served on several regional and national committees throughout | 5 | | his career and received many awards along the way; in 1954, he | 6 | | began the "Keep the Wreath Red" program, later adopted by | 7 | | DuPage County, and eventually recognized by the State of | 8 | | Illinois; he served as a charter member of the Educational | 9 | | Research Foundation for the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association | 10 | | and as their President in 1980; in 1982 he was named as the | 11 | | Fire Chief of the Year in Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, He served as a Field Instructor for the Illinois | 13 | | Fire Service Institute for more than 30 years and was the | 14 | | Chairman of the Illinois Fire College from 1972 until 1996; he | 15 | | served as a Co-Chairman for the Illinois Fire Chiefs | 16 | | Association Firefighter Funeral Committee; he was also a | 17 | | Founding Member, Director, and President of the DuPage Hundred | 18 | | Club, which provides benefits and support to spouses and | 19 | | families of fire and police officers who have lost their lives | 20 | | in the line-of-duty;
Chief Boecker also served on a national | 21 | | level in various capacities with the National Fire Academy, | 22 | | International Fire Chiefs, Federal Management Emergency | 23 | | Agency, and several other fire schools; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chief Boecker is survived by his wife, Sonja J. | 2 | | Boecker (Sinclair); his son, Paul H. Boecker III and his wife, | 3 | | Nancy (Martin) and their 2 children, Paul H. Boecker IV and | 4 | | John J. Boecker; his son, Alex J. Boecker and his wife, Krissie | 5 | | (Kegaly) and their son, Alex J. Boecker Jr.; and his sister, | 6 | | Ann S. Boecker; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we mourn, along with his friends, family, fellow firefighters, | 10 | | and a grateful community, the passing of Chief Boecker; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Fire Chief Paul Boecker as a symbol | 14 | | of our sincere sympathy and respect.
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