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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bethalto Fire 
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Chief John Nolte on his retirement; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Nolte was born and raised in Bethalto; he 
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served in the United States Navy for 4 years; and
 
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    WHEREAS, After a 30-year career at the all volunteer fire 
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department, Chief Nolte has made the decision to retire; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He joined the Bethalto Fire Department in June of 
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1976 and was one of the first fire and arson investigators for 
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the department; he became chief on June 5, 1989; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Chief Nolte has been instrumental in implementing 
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training for the department including computer training and CPR 
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training; as chief, he has maintained a crew of 35 volunteer 
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firefighters and there is a waiting list of people wishing to 
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become a part of the department; the department averages over 
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9,000 volunteer training hours, over 4,000 hours of work 
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detail, and over 4,500 meeting hours per year; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Though he is retiring, he will still participate 
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in fund raising and other related events with the fire 
 


 






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department; Chief Nolte and his wife Sharon have three 
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children, Shawn, Jeremy, and Amy, and five grandchildren; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Bethalto Fire Chief John Nolte on his retirement 
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and wish him continued success in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Fire Chief John Nolte as a symbol of our esteem.