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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate William Edward "Ed"
4Voltenburg on his retirement from the Findlay Fire Protection
5District; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg was born to James and Joyce
7Voltenburg in Tuscola on March 29, 1966; he was raised in
8Arcola, graduating from Arcola High School in 1984; he married
9Joy Binion in Sullivan on August 26, 2000; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg joined the Neoga Fire Department as
11a volunteer fireman on April 6, 1986; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg proceeded to join the Cooks Mills
13Fire Department as a firefighter in 1993, where he also served
14on the Cooks Mills Fire Department Board and proved
15instrumental in acquiring grant funding for a new fire station
16with the help of State Representatives Julie Curry and Duane
17Noland; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg left the Cooks Mills Fire
19Department to serve the Sullivan Fire Department in 2000; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg later joined the Findlay Fire

 

 

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1Protection District in August 2007, where he served in a
2number of leadership positions before ultimately being
3appointed fire chief in 2013; and
 
4    WHEREAS, As a public servant, Ed Voltenburg has served as
5a certified firefighter and a licensed EMT-Basic, and he has
6excelled in fire investigations; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Outside of his duties as a firefighter, Ed
8Voltenburg has worked as a driver for Gingerich, Inc. since
9September 2001; he also started his own business, Voltenburg
10Farms, in 2008, and he and his wife opened the short-term
11vacation rental property, Binion Lodge, located adjacent to
12Lake Shelbyville at Beaver Lake; and
 
 
13    WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg has also served his community as a
14precinct committeeman for Precinct 4 of Sullivan Township; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg is the father of one son, Nick
16(Emily) Voltenburg; the grandfather of Pryor Voltenburg, with
17one grandchild on the way; the stepfather of Theresa Lutz,
18David Cookson, and Tamara Cookson; and a step-grandfather and
19step-great-grandfather, as well; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

 

 

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1HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2we congratulate William Edward "Ed" Voltenburg on his
3retirement from the Findlay Fire Protection District, thank
4him for his outstanding service to his community, and wish him
5success in his future endeavors; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Ed Voltenburg as an expression of our esteem and
8respect.