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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Kent McCanless on being
4selected as the 2019 Illinois Emergency Services Management
5Association (IESMA) Emergency Manager of the Year and commend
6him for his distinguished service as the director of the
7Woodford County Emergency Management Agency and to the
8residents of the State of Illinois; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Since 2014, Kent McCanless has served as the first
10full-time director of the Woodford County Emergency Management
11Agency; he is dedicated to educating, training, and preparing
12Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) volunteers and
13residents to better prepare the State of Illinois to respond in
14the event of disaster; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Kent McCanless has a distinguished history of
16public service; he served as a storm spotter for the Eureka
17Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, as both a volunteer and
18career firefighter, as an EMT, and as a fire and life safety
19teacher; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Kent McCanless is active with the Care Tracking
21Service, an invaluable service dedicated to keeping those who
22suffer from Alzheimer's disease and dementia safe, active, and

 

 

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1independent for as long as possible; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Kent McCanless works alongside area schools,
3nursing homes, and several community groups to improve
4evacuation procedures, further assisting citizens of the State
5of Illinois; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Kent McCanless has extensive training as a first
7responder and experience in numerous natural disasters,
8including the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Kent McCanless was presented his 2019 Illinois
10Emergency Manager of the Year award by IESMA President Dawn
11Cook; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate Kent McCanless on being selected as the 2019
15Illinois Emergency Services Management Association Emergency
16Manager of the Year, and we commend him for his distinguished
17service as the director of the Woodford County Emergency
18Management Agency and to the residents of the State of
19Illinois; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to Kent McCanless as a symbol of our respect and

 

 

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1esteem.