Bill Text: IL HR0781 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dennis Oaks, Fire Chief of the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District, on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0781 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0781-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 Dennis Oaks, Fire Chief of | ||||||
4 | the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District (NWFD), | ||||||
5 | on his retirement; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks joined the NWFD in 1980 as a volunteer | ||||||
7 | firefighter; from 1985 to 1990 he was Captain of Training; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks became a full-time member of the NWFD | ||||||
9 | in 1989; he served as Assistant Chief from 1990 to 2001 and | ||||||
10 | became Fire Chief in 2001; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks completed the Belleville Area College | ||||||
12 | Fire Science Program and is certified by the Office of the | ||||||
13 | State Fire Marshal; other certifications include Advance | ||||||
14 | Firefighter, Fire Officer II, Instructor II, Fire Apparatus | ||||||
15 | Engineer, Haz-Mat Operation, Haz-Mat
Incident Commander, and | ||||||
16 | Vehicle and Machinery Operation; he has National Fire Academy | ||||||
17 | Training and has been on the National Registry of Emergency | ||||||
18 | Medical Technicians; he is an American Heart Association CPR | ||||||
19 | Instructor; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks received the Certificate of | ||||||
21 | Recognition Award in 2003 from the State of Illinois Fire |
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1 | Fighting Medal of Honor Committee; in 1983, he received the | ||||||
2 | first Northwest Fire Department Firefighter of the Year Award; | ||||||
3 | and
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4 | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks and his wife of 35 years, Valerie, have | ||||||
5 | 3 children, Jeff, Stacey, and Sarah, and 4 grandsons, Josh, | ||||||
6 | Brandon, Kyle, and Cole; he enjoys riding Harley Davidson | ||||||
7 | motorcycles, fishing, and camping; he says his most enjoyable | ||||||
8 | vacation was to the Rocky Mountains; 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 Dennis Oaks, Fire Chief of the Northwest St. Clair | ||||||
12 | County Fire Protection District, on his retirement and we wish | ||||||
13 | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to Chief Oaks as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
16 | respect.
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