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92_HR0743 LRB9216429RHrhA 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in 4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Thomas M. Ryan 6 is retiring from his duties as Manager of the Internal Secure 7 Communications Network with the Office of Emergency 8 Communications after a distinguished 35-year career with the 9 City of Chicago; and 10 WHEREAS, A product of St. Phillips High School and Wright 11 College, Mr. Ryan began his tenure with the Office of 12 Emergency Communications in 1996; during his tenure, he was 13 responsible for the management of 110 employees consisting of 14 six different unions and coordinated the planning, 15 development, and implementation of the newly created Office 16 of Emergency Communications for the City of Chicago; and 17 WHEREAS, Prior to his employment with the Office of 18 Emergency Communications, Mr. Ryan served as the Assistant 19 Superintendent of Police and Fire Communications for the 20 Chicago Police Department from 1994 to 1996; in addition, he 21 served as Foreman/Repairman for the Chicago Bureau of 22 Electricity from 1974 through 1994 and worked as a Electrical 23 Surveyor, Foreman, and Motor Truck Driver for the Department 24 of Chicago Streets and Sanitation from 1967 through 1974; and 25 WHEREAS, Mr. Ryan serves as a Journeyman Member of the 26 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a member of 27 the Northwest Real Estate Board, a member of the Chicago Real 28 Estate Board, and a member of the National Association of 29 Realtors; in addition, he is a licensed Illinois Real Estate 30 Broker and a licensed Illinois Insurance Broker; and 31 WHEREAS, Mr. Ryan has served in a leadership roll for -2- LRB9216429RHrhA 1 many community organizations, including as former Vice 2 President of the St. Eugene School Board, as former Director 3 and Treasurer of the Oriole Park Baseball Association, as 4 former President of the Norridge Park Football Association, 5 and as a Boy Scout Troop Leader for St. Eugene School; he 6 continues to contribute as Vice President of Businesspeople 7 for a Better Chicago and as Chairman and member of the 8 fundraising committee for the Sunshine Activity Center; and 9 WHEREAS, Thomas Ryan is the proud father of four 10 children, and grandfather of three grandchildren; therefore, 11 be it 12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 13 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 14 we congratulate Thomas Ryan on his retirement from his duties 15 with the Office of Emergency Communications and we wish him 16 well in all of his future endeavors; and be it further 17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 18 presented to Thomas M. Ryan as an expression of our esteem.