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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of Illinois' finest; and
5 WHEREAS, Richard J. Ternes, a longtime part of the hard
6 working Chicago Fire Department, retired on June 20, 1999;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, Richard Ternes was born on March 19, 1939; he
9 married Sandy J. Ternes on September 23, 1961; they have two
10 daughters, Dawn and Linda, and are the proud grandparents of
11 Michael and Richard; and
12 WHEREAS, Richard Ternes began working on the Chicago Fire
13 Department in September of 1961; after his training at the
14 academy, he first worked on Truck 12, then was assigned to
15 Squad 9, which was his favorite assignment, then he was
16 assigned to Salvage 7, followed by Truck 1, and later Engine
17 129, and on to Truck 50; and
18 WHEREAS, Richard Ternes continued his dedication to the
19 Chicago Fire Department by moving on to 5th District Relief,
20 where he became a Lieutenant after the 1980 strike; he then
21 moved to Truck 8, and finally to Truck 52, where he retired
22 in June of 1999; and
23 WHEREAS, Richard Ternes picked up the nickname of
24 "Junior" during his career with the Chicago Fire Department;
25 and
26 WHEREAS, Richard Ternes was a staunch and loyal member of
27 Local 2, where he was a union steward and the grievance
28 committee chairman; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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1 we congratulate Richard J. Ternes on a job well done; we
2 offer our fond wishes for his future endeavors; and be it
3 further
4 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to Richard J. Ternes, along with our sincere
6 regards.