HR0499 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to thank Stephen Rittenhouse for his years of service to the people of Bement; and

WHEREAS, Stephen Rittenhouse served as Bement Village President from May of 1977 through September of 1978, May of 1981 through April of 1989, and from April of 2001 through May of 2009; and

WHEREAS, He became Assistant Fire Chief in 1976 before becoming Fire Chief in 1992; and

WHEREAS, He started the Bement EMT Association in February of 1983, and he is still managing and answering emergency calls; and

WHEREAS, He has been the Bement Emergency Services Disaster Agency Coordinator for many years; and

WHEREAS, Stephen Rittenhouse is a 1963 graduate of Bement High School; and he served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his many responsibilities, he also works for the Bement Township Road District and is helping with the establishment of a Fire Fighters Museum in Kansas City, Kansas, traveling there several times throughout the year to assist in the reconstruction of fire engines; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Stephen Rittenhouse for his years of service to the people of Bement and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Stephen Rittenhouse as a symbol of our respect.