Bill Text: IL HR0048 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Norwood Park Fire Chief Kevin Stenson on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0048 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0048-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Norwood Park Fire Chief | ||||||
4 | Kevin Stenson, on the occasion of his retirement in January of | ||||||
5 | 2017; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Chief Stenson began his career with Norwood Park | ||||||
7 | as an emergency responder; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Chief Stenson volunteered along with two | ||||||
9 | colleagues in 2005 to drive a squad car to New Orleans, | ||||||
10 | Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and | ||||||
11 | responding to local emergencies; he arrived three days after | ||||||
12 | the hurricane hit, and spent several days outside camping in | ||||||
13 | tents in dry patches of land with other firefighters, until a | ||||||
14 | fire station opened following flood clean-up and the crews | ||||||
15 | could move in; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Chief Stenson was promoted to fire lieutenant in | ||||||
17 | 1996, a position he held until 2002 when he became deputy fire | ||||||
18 | chief; he was promoted to Chief in 2005; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Chief Stenson will be joined in retirement by his | ||||||
20 | wife, Maggie, when she retires from her career as a nurse next | ||||||
21 | year; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, | ||||||
3 | along with his family, friends, and co-workers, congratulate | ||||||
4 | Norwood Park Fire Chief Kevin Stenson on the occasion of his | ||||||
5 | retirement, and thank him for his years of dedicated public | ||||||
6 | service to the Norwood Park community, and the State of | ||||||
7 | Illinois; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to Chief Kevin Stenson as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
10 | and respect.
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