Bill Text: IL HR0326 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Gregory Berk on the occasion of his retirement as Chief of the Wheaton Fire Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0326 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0326-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 Gregory Berk on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement as Chief of the Wheaton Fire | ||||||
| 5 | Department on May 31, 2013; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Gregory Berk has served in the fire service for 46 | ||||||
| 7 | years; he began his career with the Flossmoor Fire Department, | ||||||
| 8 | where he served as Chief; in 2003, he became the Wheaton Fire | ||||||
| 9 | Chief, where he has served for the past 10 years; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, While he has been very active in all facets of the | ||||||
| 11 | fire service, Gregory Berk has been especially devoted to the | ||||||
| 12 | areas of emergency medical services, emergency management, and | ||||||
| 13 | training; as a testament to his devotion, he has been a | ||||||
| 14 | licensed paramedic since 1974 and he has been an adjunct | ||||||
| 15 | faculty member at Southern Illinois University; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Gregory Berk has been very | ||||||
| 17 | active throughout the region and State with numerous committees | ||||||
| 18 | and organizations; he was a past president of the Illinois | ||||||
| 19 | Firefighters Association; he is a member of various State | ||||||
| 20 | advisory boards with the Office of the State Fire Marshal and | ||||||
| 21 | the Illinois Department of Public Health; he is a member of | ||||||
| 22 | various regional boards/associations, including the DuPage | ||||||
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| 1 | Fire Chiefs Association, the Ducomm Executive Board, the DuPage | ||||||
| 2 | Emergency Telephone Safety Board, the Starcom Radio Steering | ||||||
| 3 | Committee, and the DuPage Mayors and Managers; he also served | ||||||
| 4 | as the MABAS Division 12 Incident Management Team Chief liaison | ||||||
| 5 | and was one of the founding Chiefs for the West Suburban Fire | ||||||
| 6 | Rescue Alliance and Tri-City planning group; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Gregory Berk serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 8 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we congratulate Gregory Berk on the occasion of his retirement | ||||||
| 13 | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | ||||||
| 14 | be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Gregory Berk as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 17 | respect.
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