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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to thank Stephen Rittenhouse for
4 his years of service to the people of Bement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Stephen Rittenhouse served as Bement Village
6 President from May of 1977 through September of 1978, May of
7 1981 through April of 1989, and from April of 2001 through May
8 of 2009; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He became Assistant Fire Chief in 1976 before
10 becoming Fire Chief in 1992; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He started the Bement EMT Association in February
12 of 1983, and he is still managing and answering emergency
13 calls; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He has been the Bement Emergency Services Disaster
15 Agency Coordinator for many years; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Stephen Rittenhouse is a 1963 graduate of Bement
17 High School; and he served in the United States Air Force
18 during the Vietnam War; and
 
19     WHEREAS, In addition to his many responsibilities, he also

 

 

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1 works for the Bement Township Road District and is helping with
2 the establishment of a Fire Fighters Museum in Kansas City,
3 Kansas, traveling there several times throughout the year to
4 assist in the reconstruction of fire engines; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 thank Stephen Rittenhouse for his years of service to the
8 people of Bement and wish him the best in all his future
9 endeavors; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Stephen Rittenhouse as a symbol of our respect.