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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 Chief Jerry
6 Stevens is retiring from the Aurora Fire Department on May
7 24, 2002; and
8 WHEREAS, Chief Stevens has been with the Aurora Fire
9 Department for the past 36 years; he began his career as a
10 firefighter on May 24, 1966; he was promoted to the rank of
11 Lieutenant on October 7, 1978, as Captain on April 1, 1984,
12 as Assistant Chief on May 20, 1990, and finally as Chief on
13 July 31, 1993; and
14 WHEREAS, Chief Stevens was named "Firefighter of the
15 Year" by the Exchange Club of Aurora in 1971; and
16 WHEREAS, Chief Stevens is supported by his loving and
17 very proud family including his wife Jacqueline and his
18 children Vicki and Joe; therefore, be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21 we congratulate Chief Jerry Stevens on his retirement after
22 36 years of service with the Aurora Fire Department; and be
23 it further
24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to Chief Jerry Stevens as an expression of our
26 esteem.