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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to honor Dave Foreman on the occasion of
4 his retirement from the position of president of the Associated
5 Fire Fighters of Illinois on February 7, 2006; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was the 6th president of the Associated Fire
7 Fighters of Illinois, serving in the position for the last 18
8 years; he served the AFFI for the past 28 years in the
9 positions of Vice President-At-Large, President, and President
10 Emeritus; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He spent the past 35 years with the Joliet Fire
12 Department as Fire Fighter, Fire Apparatus Operator,
13 Lieutenant, and finally Captain; he began his fire fighting
14 career with the Lockport Fire Department in 1969; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He also spent much of his free time serving his
16 fellow fire fighters with the Joliet Fire Fighters Local 44,
17 Joliet Fire Officers Local 2369, and the Joliet Pension Board;
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, He has been appointed to the position of Illinois
20 State Fire Marshall; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we congratulate Dave Foreman on the occasion of his retirement
24 from the AFFI, and we wish him well in his future endeavors;
25 and be it further
 
26     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to Mr. Foreman as an expression of our respect and
28 esteem.