Full Text of HR0977 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lieutenant/EMT | 4 | | Robert Beuse and Firefighter/Paramedic Tommy Thomson of the | 5 | | Franklin Park Fire Department on the occasion of being awarded | 6 | | the Medal of Valor Award by the Office of the Illinois State | 7 | | Fire Marshal; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Medal of Valor award is given by the Illinois | 9 | | State Fire Marshal to a firefighter for an act of heroism or | 10 | | bravery that clearly demonstrated courage and dedication in the | 11 | | face of danger while in the performance of duty; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Beuse followed in his father's footsteps | 13 | | and became a firefighter on February 14, 1983, at the age of | 14 | | 22; he has 3 children, Robert Beuse III, Melissa Beuse, and | 15 | | Brandon Beuse, and one granddaughter, Katlyn; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Tommy Thomson is a lifelong resident of Franklin | 17 | | Park; he graduated from East Leyden High School in 1985; from | 18 | | August of 1986 to May of 1995, he served as a combat medic with | 19 | | the United States Army and was honorably discharged at the rank | 20 | | of sergeant; he has served in the fire service for a total of | 21 | | 16 years and has been a member of the Franklin Park Fire | 22 | | Department for 12 years; he has also been a certified paramedic |
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| 1 | | for 8 years; his father was a member of the Franklin Park Fire | 2 | | Department for 39 years; he and his wife, Anita, have 3 | 3 | | children; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, On April 27, 2011, Robert Beuse and Tommy Thomson | 5 | | were driving northbound on Rose Street in Franklin Park, when | 6 | | they noticed what appeared to be smoke coming from behind a | 7 | | 12-unit multifamily building at 3826 N. Rose Street; even | 8 | | though the building was outside of the Franklin Park city | 9 | | limits, they continued in to investigate; upon arrival, they | 10 | | found heavy smoke and fire coming from a garden apartment | 11 | | window; after reporting the fire and donning their gear, they | 12 | | began alerting and evacuating the residents of the building; | 13 | | while the evacuation was in progress, a tenant stated that they | 14 | | heard someone yelling for help; Lt. Beuse and FFPM Thomson | 15 | | forced entry into the apartment and rescued a resident who was | 16 | | wrapped in a blanket and lying on the living room floor; after | 17 | | carrying the victim from the garden apartment to the outside, | 18 | | the victim was then transported to the local hospital, where he | 19 | | was later released; all the residents were also accounted for | 20 | | once the fire was extinguished; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Beuse and Tommy Thomson will receive their | 22 | | Medals of Valor during the 19th Annual
Illinois Fallen | 23 | | Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards | 24 | | Ceremony on May 10, 2012 in Springfield; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Robert Beuse and Tommy Thomson serve as models of | 2 | | hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the | 3 | | State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Lieutenant/EMT Robert Beuse and | 7 | | Firefighter/Paramedic Tommy Thomson on the occasion of being | 8 | | awarded the Medal of Valor and wish them continued success and | 9 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Robert Beuse and Tommy Thomson as a symbol of our | 12 | | esteem and respect.
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