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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Chief Patrick J. Kenny of |
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| the Hinsdale Fire Department on receiving the 2004 Illinois |
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| Fire Chiefs Association's Fire Chief of the Year Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Kenny has been a member of the Fire Service |
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| for over 21 years; he has been with the Hinsdale Fire |
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| Department for over 20 of those years and has served as the |
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| Fire Chief since 1993; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Kenny holds a bachelor's degree from Loyola |
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| University in Psychology and an associate's degree from the |
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| College of DuPage in Fire Science; he is a graduate of the |
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| Executive Fire Officer program at the National Fire Academy and |
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| is a recipient of Chief Officer Designation by the |
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| International Fire Chiefs' Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Kenny is an Instructor for the Illinois Fire |
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| Chiefs as well as Northwestern University and has articles |
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| published in the areas of leadership and fire code challenges; |
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| he has twice been awarded the Fire Prevention Achievement Award |
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| by the Illinois Fire Inspector's Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Kenny is a member of the Standards Review |
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| Committee for the Office of the State Fire Marshal for |
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| Certified Fire Instructors, a member of the Illinois Fire |
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| Chief's Promotional Assessment Board, the Metropolitan Fire |
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| Chief's Executive Board, the Illinois Fire Chief's Educational |
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| Foundation, and is currently the First Vice President of the |
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| Illinois Fire Chief's Association; and
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| WHEREAS, On May 14, 2004, at the Illinois Fire Chiefs |
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| Association Annual Symposium, Chief Kenny was presented with a |
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| beautiful acrylic tabletop award by President Jay Reardon, a |