Full Text of HR0853 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Thomas M. Schultz | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement from the Lisle-Woodridge Fire | 5 | | Protection District after 29 years of dedicated service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Schultz earned his associate's degree in | 7 | | fire science from the College of DuPage in 2003; he | 8 | | subsequently earned his bachelor's degree in business | 9 | | management from Benedictine University in 2006; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Schultz began his career as a firefighter | 11 | | in 1978; he started his career as a fire cadet at John Hersey | 12 | | High School in Arlington Heights; he then became a fire fighter | 13 | | with the Elk Grove Township Fire Department; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Schultz began his long tenure with the | 15 | | Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District on July 2, 1982; in | 16 | | 1993, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant; in 2005, he | 17 | | was promoted to the rank of captain; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Schultz was a longtime member of the | 19 | | Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District Dive Rescue Team, | 20 | | where he served as coordinator for many years; in 2004, he | 21 | | became the Fire Science Coordinator for the College of DuPage, |
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| 1 | | where he continues to serve today; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Schultz became a licensed paramedic in 1986 | 3 | | and maintained his license until 1999; during his career, he | 4 | | obtained many State Certifications, including Haz Mat | 5 | | Awareness and First Responder, Certified Firefighter III, Fire | 6 | | Apparatus Engineer, Fire Officer I, II, and III, and Fire | 7 | | Prevention Officer; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Schultz was the recipient of many awards | 9 | | from the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District, including | 10 | | the Award of Merit in 1984,1989,1991,1994, and 2011, Company | 11 | | Citations in 2002, 2006, and 2009, and 2 individual citations | 12 | | in 1984; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Schultz has been married to his loving | 14 | | wife, Robin, since 1984; he has 3 children, Michael (wife, | 15 | | Dawn), Christopher, and Patrick; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we congratulate Thomas M. Schultz on the occasion of his | 19 | | retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement | 20 | | years; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Thomas Schultz as a symbol of our esteem and | 2 | | respect.
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