Full Text of HR1019 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Fire Chief Michael G. | 4 | | Hitzemann of the Bristol Kendall Fire
Protection District on | 5 | | the occasion of his retirement on April 30, 2018 after 43 years | 6 | | of service; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chief Hitzemann was born to Richard and Virginia | 8 | | Hitzemann on August 15, 1953; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In April of 1975, Chief Hitzemann joined the | 10 | | Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District as a volunteer
| 11 | | firefighter; during this time, he was a part of the committee | 12 | | that formulated the start of
Bristol Kendall Emergency Medical | 13 | | Services; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Between 1971 and 1979, Chief Hitzemann worked for | 15 | | the Homer G. Dickson Company as a plumber; from 1979 to 1994, | 16 | | he moved from part-owner to ultimately full-owner of the | 17 | | Yorkville Plumbing and
Pump Company; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, In the early 1980s, Chief Hitzemann was promoted | 19 | | to lieutenant, and on May 1, 1987, he was
elected by his peers | 20 | | as fire chief; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During Chief Hitzemann's time as fire chief, he | 2 | | was a part of the committee that formulated
9-1-1 in Kendall | 3 | | County, which made Kendall County the first county wide 9-1-1
| 4 | | dispatch center in the State of Illinois; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1995, Chief Hitzemann was named the Director of | 6 | | Communications of Kencom Public Safety
Dispatch; he became full | 7 | | time chief of the Bristol Kendall Fire
Protection District on | 8 | | May 1, 2006; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In addition to being a certified firefighter, | 10 | | Chief Hitzemann is a certified instructor, certified
pension | 11 | | trustee, and a certified fire trustee; he is a member of the | 12 | | Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, the International
| 13 | | Association of Fire Chiefs, the Illinois Professional | 14 | | Firefighters Association, and the Illinois Public Pension Fund
| 15 | | Association; he also is a past vice president of the Yorkville | 16 | | Chamber of Commerce; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Previously, Chief Hitzemann was the past | 18 | | president of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System
(MABAS) Division | 19 | | 14 and a past member of the Waubonsee Community College Fire | 20 | | Advisory
Committee; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Chief Hitzemann is a current Alternate | 22 | | Representative of the KenCom Executive Board and the
Treasurer |
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| 1 | | of the KenCom Executive Board; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Chief Hitzemann is a member of the KenCom | 3 | | Strategic Planning Committee, KenCom Personnel
Committee, | 4 | | KenCom Bylaws Committee, and KenCom Negotiation Committee; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Chief Hitzemann is the sibling of Kim and Rick | 6 | | Hitzemann; he is the father of two
daughters, Ann Regan and | 7 | | Cindy Petschke, married to sons-in-law, Kevin Regan and Steve
| 8 | | Petschke; he is the proud grandfather of Patrick and William | 9 | | Regan, and his granddaughter is
due to arrive near his | 10 | | birthday, August 15, 2018, which he shares with his grandson, | 11 | | William; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, When Chief Hitzemann is not serving those in his | 13 | | community, he greatly enjoys fishing,
golfing, woodworking, | 14 | | and traveling; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Chief Hitzemann is a true example of a selfless | 16 | | public servant who has devoted his entire career
to helping his | 17 | | friends, family, and neighbors; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | congratulate Fire Chief Michael G. Hitzemann of the Bristol | 21 | | Kendall Fire Protection District on his retirement, and commend |
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| 1 | | and applaud him on a successful career filled with hard work, | 2 | | passion, and the constant drive to help his community and | 3 | | State; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented Chief Hitzemann as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
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