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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Kevin |
4 | | Sanders, formerly of Plainfield, who passed away on April 18, |
5 | | 2013, as a result of the West Fertilizer Plant Co. explosion in |
6 | | West, Texas; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders served with Plainfield's emergency |
8 | | management agency from 2006 to 2011; in addition to being an |
9 | | EMT for the Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department in Texas, |
10 | | he worked as a vet tech at Hewitt Veterinary Hospital and the |
11 | | Waco Animal Emergency Clinic, while teaching part time at |
12 | | McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders was in the middle of an EMT class |
14 | | when the blast occurred; he immediately responded with the |
15 | | first emergency responder team, during which he passed away; |
16 | | and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Sanders graduated with honors from Marist |
18 | | High School in Chicago in 1997; he subsequently earned an |
19 | | associate's degree in science from Moraine Valley Community |
20 | | College, an associate's degree of applied science in veterinary |
21 | | technology from Parkland College, and a bachelor's degree in |
22 | | animal science from the University of Illinois; and
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