Full Text of HR1101 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor David K. Harmon on his | 4 | | retirement from the Kankakee Fire Department; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He began his career with the Kankakee Fire | 6 | | Department on July 17, 1984; he was certified Firefighter II | 7 | | and was Class Valedictorian on November 2, 1984; he became an | 8 | | EMT-A in 1985; an Advanced Firefighter III in 1986; an EMT-I in | 9 | | 1987; an EMT-P in 1988; and a First Class Firefighter in 1988; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, He was a Union Board member for 9 years, serving | 12 | | as the Chaplain, Treasurer, Vice-President, and President; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1992; he became | 14 | | the Department Training Officer in 1993 and continued on and | 15 | | off in that role until 2000; he was certified Fire Officer II | 16 | | in 1996; he was promoted to the Rank of Captain in 2000;
he | 17 | | directed the Fire Prevention Bureau from 1999 to 2005; and he | 18 | | was certified Fire Inspector I in 2001; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, He was made a Life Safety Code Specialist in 2003; | 20 | | he was promoted to Assistant Fire Chief on December 1, 2004; he | 21 | | received
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| 1 | | Staff Certification in 2008; and he was certified as a Fire | 2 | | Officer III in 2010; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He received the Department's first "Legion of | 4 | | Valor Award"; he implemented the use of FireHouse Management | 5 | | software Department-wide and managed the Department's network | 6 | | and technologies; he became an Arson Investigator in 1997, | 7 | | finishing number one in the class and voted outstanding student | 8 | | by his peers; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, He organized "Harmony Ranch" training events in | 10 | | 1996 assisting the "American Heat" video production company, | 11 | | training firefighters world-wide; he authored numerous grants | 12 | | and secured $1,351,383 for various programs and projects within | 13 | | the Kankakee Fire Department; and he built and maintains the | 14 | | Department Internet website; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, He is married to Beth; their children are Melissa, | 16 | | Melinda, Mackenzi, Mason, and Madison; they also enjoy their | 17 | | grandchildren, Avery, Evan, and Elliot; he plans on cleaning in | 18 | | retirement; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate David Harmon on his retirement and wish him all | 22 | | the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to David Harmon as a symbol of our respect and | 3 | | esteem.
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