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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Fire Chief David
4 Belskamper of Macon on his retirement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, David Belskamper was born in rural Macon on
6 October 23, 1930; he attended Macon Public Schools and
7 graduated from Macon High School in 1949; and
 
8     WHEREAS, On January 3, 1951 he joined the United States Air
9 Force and served until December 8, 1954; and
 
10     WHEREAS, David Belskamper married Mary Warner on May 18,
11 1952; together they raised five children; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He joined the South Macon Fire Department on March
13 15, 1957; he served as a fireman until becoming fire chief in
14 the fall of 1986; and
 
15     WHEREAS, After fifty years of dedicated service to the
16 community, David Belskamper has made the decision to retire on
17 March 15, 2007; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 thank Chief Belskamper for his half-century of service to the
2 citizens of Illinois and congratulate him on his retirement and
3 wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors; and be
4 it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Fire Chief David Belskamper as a symbol of our
7 respect.