Full Text of HR0519 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Kent
McCanless on being | 4 | | selected as the 2019 Illinois Emergency Services Management | 5 | | Association (IESMA) Emergency Manager of the Year and commend | 6 | | him for his distinguished service as
the director of the | 7 | | Woodford County Emergency Management Agency and to the
| 8 | | residents of the State of Illinois; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Since 2014, Kent McCanless has served as the first | 10 | | full-time director of the Woodford
County Emergency Management | 11 | | Agency; he is dedicated to
educating, training, and preparing | 12 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) volunteers and | 13 | | residents to better prepare the State of Illinois to respond in | 14 | | the event of disaster; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Kent McCanless has a distinguished history of | 16 | | public service; he served as a storm spotter for the Eureka | 17 | | Emergency Services and Disaster Agency,
as both a volunteer and | 18 | | career firefighter, as an EMT, and as a fire and life safety
| 19 | | teacher; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Kent McCanless is active with the Care Tracking | 21 | | Service, an
invaluable service dedicated to keeping those who | 22 | | suffer from Alzheimer's disease
and dementia safe, active, and |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Kent McCanless works alongside area schools, | 3 | | nursing homes, and
several community groups to improve | 4 | | evacuation procedures, further assisting
citizens of the State | 5 | | of Illinois; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kent McCanless has extensive training as a first | 7 | | responder and
experience in numerous natural disasters, | 8 | | including the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kent McCanless was presented his 2019 Illinois | 10 | | Emergency Manager of the Year award by IESMA President Dawn | 11 | | Cook; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Kent
McCanless on being selected as the 2019 | 15 | | Illinois Emergency Services Management Association Emergency | 16 | | Manager of the Year, and we commend him for his distinguished | 17 | | service as
the director of the Woodford County Emergency | 18 | | Management Agency and to the
residents of the State of | 19 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Kent McCanless as a symbol of our respect and |
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