Full Text of HR0137 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Lt. Brian Kulaga of the Cicero | 4 | | Fire Department for his recent heroic actions while off duty; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, On February 19, 2021, Lt. Kulaga was running | 7 | | errands for the firehouse when he spotted smoke and flames | 8 | | coming from the second floor above Waterworks Pizzeria & | 9 | | Tavern at 7815 Ogden Avenue in Lyons; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga stopped and notified employees at | 11 | | Waterworks Pizzeria & Tavern that the building was on fire; he | 12 | | then asked the employees to show him how to reach the | 13 | | apartments on the second floor; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga went to the second floor, where he | 15 | | located the first resident walking around in smoke and took | 16 | | him down the stairs to safety; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Upon learning there was another resident still | 18 | | inside, Lt. Kulaga returned upstairs and called to the second | 19 | | individual; with smoke to the floor, he crawled to the second | 20 | | man, found him, pulled him down to the floor, and dragged him | 21 | | out of the building; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After saving the two men, Lt. Kulaga assisted | 2 | | Lyons firefighters with hose lines; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga has served as a firefighter in the | 4 | | Cicero Fire Department for 32 years; he is currently assigned | 5 | | as a lieutenant on Truck Co. 2 on Gold Shift; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga was born in Cicero to Barbara and John | 7 | | Kulaga on February 7, 1967; he has been married to Louis C. | 8 | | Kulaga, a science teacher and coach at Gurrie Middle School in | 9 | | LaGrange, for 27 years; they have two children, Brian and Amy; | 10 | | they also have three Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Tazer, Koda, | 11 | | and Lilo; they reside in Riverside; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lt. Kulaga's quick thinking and bravery, done | 13 | | without protective gear with no regard for his own life, saved | 14 | | the lives of two men; he is a true firefighter and an honor to | 15 | | his profession; 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 Lt. Brian Kulaga of the Cicero Fire Department for | 19 | | his selfless actions on February 19, 2021, and we thank him for | 20 | | his continued service to the community of Cicero and the | 21 | | citizens of Illinois; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Lt. Kulaga as an expression of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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