Full Text of HR0874 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate William Edward "Ed" | 4 | | Voltenburg on his retirement from the Findlay Fire Protection | 5 | | District; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg was born to James and Joyce | 7 | | Voltenburg in Tuscola on March 29, 1966; he was raised in | 8 | | Arcola, graduating from Arcola High School in 1984; he married | 9 | | Joy Binion in Sullivan on August 26, 2000; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg joined the Neoga Fire Department as | 11 | | a volunteer fireman on April 6, 1986; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg proceeded to join the Cooks Mills | 13 | | Fire Department as a firefighter in 1993, where he also served | 14 | | on the Cooks Mills Fire Department Board and proved | 15 | | instrumental in acquiring grant funding for a new fire station | 16 | | with the help of State Representatives Julie Curry and Duane | 17 | | Noland; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg left the Cooks Mills Fire | 19 | | Department to serve the Sullivan Fire Department in 2000; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg later joined the Findlay Fire |
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| 1 | | Protection District in August 2007, where he served in a | 2 | | number of leadership positions before ultimately being | 3 | | appointed fire chief in 2013; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, As a public servant, Ed Voltenburg has served as | 5 | | a certified firefighter and a licensed EMT-Basic, and he has | 6 | | excelled in fire investigations; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Outside of his duties as a firefighter, Ed | 8 | | Voltenburg has worked as a driver for Gingerich, Inc. since | 9 | | September 2001; he also started his own business, Voltenburg | 10 | | Farms, in 2008, and he and his wife opened the short-term | 11 | | vacation rental property, Binion Lodge, located adjacent to | 12 | | Lake Shelbyville at Beaver Lake; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg has also served his community as a | 14 | | precinct committeeman for Precinct 4 of Sullivan Township; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ed Voltenburg is the father of one son, Nick | 16 | | (Emily) Voltenburg; the grandfather of Pryor Voltenburg, with | 17 | | one grandchild on the way; the stepfather of Theresa Lutz, | 18 | | David Cookson, and Tamara Cookson; and a step-grandfather and | 19 | | step-great-grandfather, as well; therefore, be it | 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate William Edward "Ed" Voltenburg on his | 3 | | retirement from the Findlay Fire Protection District, thank | 4 | | him for his outstanding service to his community, and wish him | 5 | | success in his future endeavors; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Ed Voltenburg as an expression of our esteem and | 8 | | respect. |
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