Bill Text: IL HR0830 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Assistant Fire Chief Gregory J. McDonald of the Itasca Fire Protection District on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-03 - Resolution Adopted [HR0830 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0830-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 Assistant Fire | ||||||
4 | Chief Gregory J. McDonald of the Itasca Fire Protection | ||||||
5 | District on his retirement; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Assistant Chief McDonald has served the District, | ||||||
7 | its residents, and its businesses for a total of 38 years; he | ||||||
8 | began as a volunteer firefighter in 1972 and became a full-time | ||||||
9 | career firefighter in January of 1985; and
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10 | WHEREAS, As a volunteer he worked his way through the | ||||||
11 | ranks, first as a fireman, then engineer, then chief engineer, | ||||||
12 | as 1st Lieutenant, as 2nd Lieutenant, and finally achieving the | ||||||
13 | rank of captain, a position he held until he was hired | ||||||
14 | full-time in 1985; and
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15 | WHEREAS, He was assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau in | ||||||
16 | March of 1986; in June of 1991 he was promoted to Assistant | ||||||
17 | Fire Chief and remained as head of Fire Prevention; and
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18 | WHEREAS, He hold State Fire Marshall Certification in Fire | ||||||
19 | Fighter II, Fire Prevention Officer I, Instructor I, Haz Mat | ||||||
20 | Operations, Instructor II, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire | ||||||
21 | Prevention Officer II, and Fire Officer II; and
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1 | WHEREAS, In addition to his many State Certifications, | ||||||
2 | Assistant Fire Chief McDonald earned an Associates Degree in | ||||||
3 | Applied Science from the College of DuPage in 1987; therefore, | ||||||
4 | be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
6 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
7 | congratulate Assistant Fire Chief Gregory McDonald on his | ||||||
8 | retirement and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; | ||||||
9 | and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to Assistant Fire Chief Gregory McDonald as a symbol | ||||||
12 | of our respect and esteem.
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