Full Text of HR1681 95th General Assembly
HR1681 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Grayslake Fire | 4 |
| Chief Don Mobley on the occasion of his retirement as Fire | 5 |
| Chief on December 19, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Mobley began his long and distinguished career | 7 |
| with the Grayslake Fire Department as a volunteer in 1979; he | 8 |
| rose through the ranks as a volunteer firefighter, eventually | 9 |
| becoming the department's first full-time employee, | 10 |
| Lieutenant, Director of Fire Prevention, Assistant Chief, and | 11 |
| Fire Chief; he has also been a licensed paramedic for 28 years; | 12 |
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| WHEREAS, As Fire Chief, Don Mobley was responsible for | 14 |
| insuring fast and effective emergency response to more than | 15 |
| 32,000 residents of the Grayslake Fire Protection District; | 16 |
| during his tenure, the Fire Department's responses increased | 17 |
| from less than 1,500 to more than 3,650, with the department | 18 |
| growing from 10 full-time employees to more than 30; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Mobley is a member of numerous fire service | 20 |
| organizations, having served as President, Vice President, and | 21 |
| Treasurer of the Lake County Fire Chiefs Association, the Lake | 22 |
| and McHenry Counties Specialized Response Teams, the |
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| Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, and the Northeast Fire | 2 |
| Chiefs Association; he has also served on numerous ad-hoc | 3 |
| committees to improve the delivery of emergency service | 4 |
| throughout Lake County and the State of Illinois, such as the | 5 |
| Lake County Emergency Operations Plan committee, and was the | 6 |
| co-author of the Region X Mass Casualty Plan; and
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| WHEREAS, An emergency responder at heart, Don Mobley also | 8 |
| assisted in the management of some of the largest disaster | 9 |
| operations in the country, including operations during | 10 |
| Hurricane Katrina, the 2007 California wildfires, and the 2008 | 11 |
| Mississippi River flooding; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Mobley has accepted a new position as a Fire | 13 |
| Program Specialist with the Federal Emergency Management | 14 |
| Agency in Chicago, a position that he will undoubtedly perform | 15 |
| with the same vigor that he has exhibited as Fire Chief; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Don Mobley's tireless commitment to the citizens | 17 |
| of Grayslake will be remembered fondly by the many people he | 18 |
| has helped in his 29 years of dedicated service; therefore, be | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| congratulate Don Mobley on the occasion of his retirement as |
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| Fire Chief of Grayslake and wish him continued success and | 2 |
| happiness with his future career; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to Don Mobley as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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