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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 Chief David R. Weiss on | ||||||
| 4 | being named Firefighter of the Year for the Westmont Fire | ||||||
| 5 | Department; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Chief Weiss joined the Westmont Fire Department in | ||||||
| 7 | 1990 as the department's Training Officer; he developed a | ||||||
| 8 | training program and mentored many young firefighters; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 2007, Chief Weiss was appointed full-time | ||||||
| 10 | Deputy Chief for the department, and his efforts resulted in | ||||||
| 11 | over one million dollars in grant monies and two Governor's | ||||||
| 12 | Hometown Awards for volunteer programs; in 2012, his | ||||||
| 13 | progressive career with Westmont culminated in being appointed | ||||||
| 14 | full-time Fire Chief; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, During his tenure at Westmont, Chief Weiss has | ||||||
| 16 | initiated and overseen numerous projects that have won | ||||||
| 17 | nationwide recognition, including the Citizens Fire Academy | ||||||
| 18 | and Alumni Association, Kids Summer Safety Camps, Senior | ||||||
| 19 | Citizen Clerical Volunteers, and Citizens and Fire Corp | ||||||
| 20 | programs; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Chief Weiss has a long list of credentials, | ||||||
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| 1 | including an associate's degree in fire science and a Bachelor | ||||||
| 2 | of Arts in Public Service; he graduated from the National Fire | ||||||
| 3 | Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program and received a | ||||||
| 4 | certification from the International Institution of Fire | ||||||
| 5 | Engineers; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Outside of the department, Chief Weiss serves as a | ||||||
| 7 | peer reviewer for the State of Illinois Fire Officer | ||||||
| 8 | applications, is a task force member of Homeland Security's | ||||||
| 9 | Fire Corps program, and is a certified instructor for the | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Fire Chiefs Association; he has served as a faculty | ||||||
| 11 | member of Triton College and the College of DuPage; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Chief Weiss has dedicated his life to the | ||||||
| 13 | life-saving work of firefighting by mentoring and training new | ||||||
| 14 | firefighters, developing training programs, and involving | ||||||
| 15 | himself in his work on the local and national levels; in | ||||||
| 16 | addition, he is a dedicated family man and community advocate; | ||||||
| 17 | therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 19 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 20 | we congratulate Chief David R. Weiss on being named Firefighter | ||||||
| 21 | of the Year for the Westmont Fire Department, and we greatly | ||||||
| 22 | admire his years of life-saving services; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Chief Weiss as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 3 | respect.
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