Full Text of HR0781 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dennis Oaks, Fire Chief of | 4 | | the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District (NWFD), | 5 | | on his retirement; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks joined the NWFD in 1980 as a volunteer | 7 | | firefighter; from 1985 to 1990 he was Captain of Training; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks became a full-time member of the NWFD | 9 | | in 1989; he served as Assistant Chief from 1990 to 2001 and | 10 | | became Fire Chief in 2001; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks completed the Belleville Area College | 12 | | Fire Science Program and is certified by the Office of the | 13 | | State Fire Marshal; other certifications include Advance | 14 | | Firefighter, Fire Officer II, Instructor II, Fire Apparatus | 15 | | Engineer, Haz-Mat Operation, Haz-Mat
Incident Commander, and | 16 | | Vehicle and Machinery Operation; he has National Fire Academy | 17 | | Training and has been on the National Registry of Emergency | 18 | | Medical Technicians; he is an American Heart Association CPR | 19 | | Instructor; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks received the Certificate of | 21 | | Recognition Award in 2003 from the State of Illinois Fire |
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| 1 | | Fighting Medal of Honor Committee; in 1983, he received the | 2 | | first Northwest Fire Department Firefighter of the Year Award; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Chief Oaks and his wife of 35 years, Valerie, have | 5 | | 3 children, Jeff, Stacey, and Sarah, and 4 grandsons, Josh, | 6 | | Brandon, Kyle, and Cole; he enjoys riding Harley Davidson | 7 | | motorcycles, fishing, and camping; he says his most enjoyable | 8 | | vacation was to the Rocky Mountains; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Dennis Oaks, Fire Chief of the Northwest St. Clair | 12 | | County Fire Protection District, on his retirement and we wish | 13 | | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Chief Oaks as an expression of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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