Bill Text: IL HR0801 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Louis A. Meissner on 50 years of service for the City of Breese, the Breese Fire Department, and the surrounding communities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-02-05 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto [HR0801 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0801-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Louis A. Meissner | ||||||
4 | on 50 years of service as a volunteer firefighter for the City | ||||||
5 | of Breese, the Breese Fire Protection District, and the | ||||||
6 | surrounding communities; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Louis A. Meissner joined the Breese Fire | ||||||
8 | Department on March 25, 1963; and
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9 | WHEREAS, For 50 years, 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year, | ||||||
10 | whenever the alarm sounded, Louis A. Messiner voluntarily left | ||||||
11 | his home and family to go to the aid of his community, many | ||||||
12 | times at personal risk to himself; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Louis A. Meissner was born on September 29, 1943; | ||||||
14 | he married Joanne Meyer on May 4, 1965 and they have a son, | ||||||
15 | Alan (Annette) Meissner and a grandson, Austin Meissner; he | ||||||
16 | worked at Basler Electric in Highland for over 46 years, | ||||||
17 | starting on July 31, 1962 and retiring on January 13, 2009; he | ||||||
18 | joined the United States Army Reserve on March 11, 1964 and was | ||||||
19 | ordered to active duty in June of 1968; he served in Vietnam | ||||||
20 | from November of 1968 through November of 1969; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Fire protection service is one to be honored and |
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1 | those individuals who choose to protect their communities | ||||||
2 | deserve recognition; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
5 | we congratulate Louis A. Meissner on 50 years of service as a | ||||||
6 | volunteer fire fighter for the City of Breese, the Breese Fire | ||||||
7 | Protection District, and the surrounding communities; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Louis A. Meissner as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
11 | and respect.
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