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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jim Detzler on the
4occasion of his retirement as president of the Oswego Fire
5Protection District; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Jim Detzler has been a long-time Oswego resident
7and business owner; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Jim Detzler began his 5-decade career in
9firefighting as a volunteer firefighter at the age of 21; in
10addition to his work as president of the Oswego Fire Protection
11District, he served a lengthy stint in the 1980s as Oswego fire
12chief and as Oswego village president from 1985 to 1991; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Under Jim Detzler's leadership, the Oswego Fire
14Protection District has grown from 40 volunteers in a single
15station to 60 people in 4 stations, and the number of calls the
16District takes has grown from 200 calls a year when he began as
17fire chief to over 4,000 annually today; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Jim Detzler was instrumental in the creation of a
1924-hour paramedic service in the Oswego Fire Protection
20District; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Jim Detzler serves as a model of hard work,
2integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
3Illinois; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we congratulate Jim Detzler on the occasion of his retirement
7and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
8further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Jim Detzler as a symbol of our esteem and respect.