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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Zion Fire Rescue
4 Department Battalion Chief Mike Stried on his retirement, July
5 6, 2008; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He joined the Zion Fire Rescue Department in 1975
7 and rose through the ranks to become Battalion Chief; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He served Zion Fire Rescue Department as a
9 Training Officer, Shift Commander, Divemaster, and Fire
10 Prevention Bureau Director; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He received a Bachelor's degree in 2003 from
12 Southern Illinois University in Fire Service Management; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He is a 2006 graduate of the National Fire
14 Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program, where he now serves
15 as a member of faculty as an instructor; and he is ranked as a
16 State of Illinois Fire Officer III; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Mike Stried is married to Roxanne; his children
18 are Justin (Heather) Stried, Gary (Mandy) McDowell, and Kristi
19 (Dan) Rapin; his grandchildren are Cody, Auden, and Henry, who
20 is also a Lieutenant on the Zion Fire Rescue Department; and

 

 

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1 his parents are Robert and Grace Stried; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 congratulate Battalion Chief Mike Stried on his retirement and
5 wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Mike Stried as a symbol of our respect.