Full Text of HR0006 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Tom Matousek began his fire service career on July | 3 | | 15, 1979, serving 30 years with the Forest Park Fire Department | 4 | | and the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (IAFF) Local 2753, | 5 | | until his retirement in 2009; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom Matousek was a charter member of the | 7 | | Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Honor Guard, beginning | 8 | | January 30, 1993, and became its State Commander at the Itasca | 9 | | Honor Guard Convention in 2006; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Tom Matousek is a very strong proponent for union | 11 | | labor and has served IAFF Local 2753 in many capacities, | 12 | | including 20 years as the President; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Tom Matousek battled for the Forest Park Fire | 14 | | Department, IAFF Local 2753's first union contract, and never | 15 | | lost a grievance while serving as President; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Organizations such as the Associated Fire | 17 | | Fighters of Illinois are strong and successful due to strong | 18 | | leaders like Commander Matousek; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Tom Matousek authored the Associated Fire | 20 | | Fighters of Illinois Honor Guard oath "To Honor, To Cherish, To |
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| 1 | | Remember, To Salute, With Overwhelming Pride, For You, My | 2 | | Comrade, I Will"; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Tom Matousek is retiring as State Commander of the | 4 | | Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Honor Guard; therefore, be | 5 | | it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate Tom Matousek on his retirement and request that | 9 | | he enjoy it, along with his children, Kristin, Anthony, and | 10 | | Kyle; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to AFFI Honor Guard Commander Tom Matousek as a | 13 | | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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