Full Text of HR0230 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Mitchell "Mitch" Davis for his | 4 | | 35 years of service and to honor his family's 112 years of | 5 | | service to the Eureka Fire Department; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mitch Davis is among four generations of his | 7 | | family to serve the Eureka Fire Department; his maternal | 8 | | great-uncle, George Haecker, volunteered with the department | 9 | | for 55 years from 1908 until his death in 1963; his maternal | 10 | | grandfather and George's younger brother, Alf Haecker, served | 11 | | for 52 years from 1921 to 1973; his younger brother, Mike | 12 | | Davis, served for 20 years from 1992 to 2012; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mitch Davis joined the Eureka Fire Department on | 14 | | February 6, 1985; during his career, he held every position on | 15 | | the department, including secretary-treasurer, captain, | 16 | | lieutenant, assistant chief, and chief; he served as chief | 17 | | from 2004 to 2006, and he was the last chief of the Eureka Fire | 18 | | Station before the Eureka-Goodfield Fire Protection District | 19 | | switched to a district chief in 2007; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure, Mitch Davis responded to more | 21 | | than 2,500 emergency calls, which included fires, auto | 22 | | extrications, rescue operations, and supporting calls for an |
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| 1 | | ambulance when needed; he fought major fires at Morton | 2 | | buildings and Knapp Lumber in Goodfield, Hair Improvements and | 3 | | Leman Precast in Eureka, and Uftring Chevrolet in Washington; | 4 | | he helped in the aftermath of tornadoes in Eureka in May 2003, | 5 | | Parsons Company Inc. in Roanoke in July 2004, and Washington | 6 | | in November 2013; he oversaw sending personnel and equipment | 7 | | to two hurricane recovery efforts, which were Gustav on the | 8 | | East Coast in 2002 and Katrina on the Gulf Coast in 2005; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mitch Davis retired from the Eureka Fire | 10 | | Department on February 29, 2020; his retirement marks the end | 11 | | of a 112-year legacy for his family, who served the fire | 12 | | department for a combined 162 years; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mitch Davis helped in preserving the history and | 14 | | traditions of the Eureka Fire Department, and his leadership, | 15 | | knowledge, and friendship will be missed; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we commend Mitchell "Mitch" Davis for his 35 years of service | 19 | | to the Eureka Fire Department and the citizens of Eureka, and | 20 | | we wish him well in retirement; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we honor Mitch Davis' family for their 112 | 22 | | years of service across four generations to the Eureka Fire |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Mitch Davis as an expression of our esteem and | 4 | | respect.
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