Bill Text: IL HR0214 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Thomas E. Ryan Jr. on his retirement as President of the Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0214 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0214-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 Thomas E. Ryan Jr. on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of his retirement as President of Chicago Firefighters | ||||||
5 | Union Local 2 after nearly a decade of service; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Thomas Ryan Jr. has been a Chicago firefighter and | ||||||
7 | member of Local 2 for nearly
32 years, joining in 1985; he is a | ||||||
8 | Certified Fire Investigator; he also has certifications as an | ||||||
9 | Emergency Medical Technician B and Hazardous Materials | ||||||
10 | Technician A; he was promoted to Lieutenant in 2006; and
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11 | WHEREAS, As President of Local 2, Thomas Ryan Jr. has | ||||||
12 | overseen the creation of programs such as the Local 2 Health | ||||||
13 | Fair, Heart Scan, and the Cancer Dogs; he also served as | ||||||
14 | Vice-President, Steward, and Chairman of numerous committees; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Local 2 provides Tech A and
B training, EMT P and | ||||||
17 | B refresher courses, and engineer promotional classes; it helps | ||||||
18 | the most vulnerable members and their
families through the | ||||||
19 | Employee Assistance Program
and the Retirees Committee; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Local 2 renders financial and spiritual
support to | ||||||
21 | charities such as the Local 2 Toy Parade, the Widows and |
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1 | Orphans
Fund, Chaplains Ministries, the Gold Badge Society, | ||||||
2 | Ignite the Spirit, the 5-11 Club,
the CFFU Burn Foundation, the | ||||||
3 | 100 Club of Chicago, the AFFI Warrior Program, MDA,
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4 | Make-A-Wish, the Special Olympics, Autism Speaks, and many | ||||||
5 | others; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Thomas Ryan Jr. and his wife, Lisa, were married | ||||||
7 | in 1991; they have two children, Zachary and Anthony; | ||||||
8 | therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
10 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | congratulate Thomas E. Ryan Jr. on his retirement as President | ||||||
12 | of Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 after nearly a decade of | ||||||
13 | service, and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; | ||||||
14 | and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Thomas Ryan Jr. as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
17 | respect.
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