Bill Text: IL HR0072 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Robert "Bob" Buhs on the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0072 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0072-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 Robert "Bob" Buhs on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the | ||||||
5 | Illinois Fire Chiefs Association; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs was born on May 8, 1954 in Chicago; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs earned his Bachelor's Degree in Fire | ||||||
9 | Science Management from Southern Illinois University in 1986; | ||||||
10 | he subsequently earned his Master's Degree in Public | ||||||
11 | Administration from Governors State University in 2003; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs had a long and distinguished career in | ||||||
13 | firefighting; he began his career as a volunteer firefighter | ||||||
14 | for the Palos Fire Protection District in 1969; in 1973, he | ||||||
15 | joined the Orland Fire Protection District as a volunteer; in | ||||||
16 | 1977, he became a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic with the | ||||||
17 | Orland Fire Protection District, where he steadily rose through | ||||||
18 | the ranks, with promotions to the ranks of Lieutenant in 1980, | ||||||
19 | Deputy Chief in 1986, and Chief in 1988; he retired from the | ||||||
20 | Orland Fire Protection District in 2003; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Orland Fire |
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1 | Protection District, Robert Buhs served as Executive Director | ||||||
2 | of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association from 2003 until his | ||||||
3 | retirement in 2014; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs enjoys bird hunting, skeet shooting, | ||||||
5 | and trap shooting; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Robert Buhs married his loving wife, Jennie, on | ||||||
7 | September 8, 1974 and has 2 children, Gina and Beau, and 2 | ||||||
8 | grandchildren, Ava and Owen; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | congratulate Robert "Bob" Buhs on the occasion of his | ||||||
12 | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | ||||||
13 | future; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to Robert Buhs as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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