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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Fire Chief Timothy E.
4 Sashko of the Buffalo Grove Fire Department on his retirement;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Chief Timothy E. Sashko joined the Buffalo Grove
7 Fire Department in 1979 as a Paid, On-Call Firefighter; in May
8 of 1981 he attained paramedic status with the Northwest
9 Community Hospital, and in July of 1981 he was sworn in as a
10 full time paid Firefighter/Paramedic; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He served in that capacity until August of 1989
12 when he was sworn in as a Fire Lieutenant; in May of 1990 he was
13 promoted to the rank of Fire Captain and in November of 1996 to
14 the rank of Deputy Fire Chief; in 1999, through Southern
15 Illinois University, Chief Sashko attained his Bachelor's
16 Degree; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Timothy Sashko was sworn in as Fire Chief in May
18 of 2002; throughout his career he received many certificates
19 and many letters of praise; he received a commendation from the
20 Village of Buffalo Grove in July, 1986, when he was placed in
21 the position of Acting Lieutenant and was first responder at a
22 structure fire at the Windbrooke Apartment complex, where he

 

 

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1 performed his job perfectly; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Chief Sashko is a member of the Metropolitan Fire
3 Chiefs Association, the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, the
4 Lake County Fire Chiefs Association, the International Fire
5 Chiefs Association, and MABAS Division 4; he is a liaison to
6 the Northwest Central Dispatch Center System and their Budget
7 Committee; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Chief Sashko has received two major accolades, the
9 Buffalo Grove High Schools' Distinguished Alumni Award in 2002,
10 and Fire Chief of the Year in 2006 from the Illinois Fire
11 Chiefs Association; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 congratulate Fire Chief Timothy E. Sashko of the Buffalo Grove
15 Fire Department on his retirement; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Timothy E. Sashko as a symbol of our respect and
18 esteem.