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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Robert "Bob" Wilcox retired on May 2, 2005, after
3 over 20 years of exemplary service as Village of Matteson's
4 Fire Chief; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Fire Chief Wilcox was appointed Deputy
6 Administrator/Director of Public Services for the Village of
7 Matteson upon his retirement; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He holds a master's degree in public
9 administration and management; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He served as the Illinois representative in the
11 Great Lakes Division of the International Association of Fire
12 Chiefs, played an active and instrumental role in the
13 International Association of Arson Investigators, the Illinois
14 Fire Chiefs Association, the National Fire Protection
15 Association, and the Fourth District Fire Chiefs Association,
16 and was the past president of the Third District Fire Chiefs
17 Association; and
 
18     WHEREAS, As a professional consultant, he extended the
19 professional development of others through his motivation and
20 training within the assessment process of Fire and Emergency
21 Service Professionals and aspirants to command positions
22 within the profession; and
 
23     WHEREAS, The citizens of Matteson are grateful for his
24 accomplishments, dedication to service, and commitment to his
25 profession and leadership within the community; and
 
26     WHEREAS, He and his wife, Darlene, have three children,
27 Jason, Janelle, and Danielle, and a granddaughter, Kelsey;
28 therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate Fire Chief Robert "Bob" Wilcox on his
4 retirement, we thank him for his many years of outstanding
5 public service, and we wish him the best in his new position;
6 and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Robert "Bob" Wilcox as an expression of our
9 respect and esteem.