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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor people in the State who
4 have shown dedication to their community; and
 
5     WHEREAS, James M. Adkisson has been a dedicated part of the
6 Swan Creek Volunteer Fire Department since November of 1959; he
7 was a Trustee for the R.S.P. & E. Fire Protection District from
8 May of 1983 to May of 2007; he also served as President of the
9 R.S.P. & E. Fire Protection District from February of 1991 to
10 May of 2007; and
 
11     WHEREAS, For over forty-seven years, James Adkisson has
12 served the citizens of the R.S.P. & E. Fire Protection
13 District; and
 
14     WHEREAS, James Adkisson has always made sure that
15 firefighters in the district are given the proper education,
16 and was supportive of the purchase of new equipment; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Over the course of many years, there have many
18 changes and advancements, and James Adkisson has been able to
19 change with the times; and
 
20     WHEREAS, James Adkisson also supervised the building of the

 

 

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1 new Fire Station in Swan Creek, which was put into service in
2 September of 1997; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 thank James M. Adkisson for his hard work and dedication to the
6 people of the R.S.P. & E. Fire Protection District and the
7 State of Illinois; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to James M. Adkisson as a symbol of our respect and
10 esteem.