Full Text of HR0912 095th General Assembly
HR0912 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to recognize Countryside Fire | 4 |
| Captain Mike Hodges on the occasion of his retirement after 36 | 5 |
| years of fire service; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Hodges first joined the Countryside Fire | 7 |
| Department in October of 1971, at the age of 18; he served as a | 8 |
| volunteer/paid on-call firefighter; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Hodges was hired as one of Countryside Fire | 10 |
| Department's first full-time staffers in 1975, and was assigned | 11 |
| Badge #54; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Hodges became a Lieutenant in November of | 13 |
| 1982, and a Captain in February of 1993; and
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| WHEREAS, The majority of Captain Hodges' career since 1993 | 15 |
| was spent as the shift commander of Black Shift, where he was | 16 |
| fondly known as "Uncle Mike"; and
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| WHEREAS, As head of the Countryside Fire Department vehicle | 18 |
| maintenance department, Captain Hodges spent endless hours | 19 |
| preparing department vehicles for inspection and ensuring that | 20 |
| the Countryside Fire Department always received the highest |
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| marks; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Hodges always participated in the Lake | 3 |
| County Convention Water Fights and was a distinguished teammate | 4 |
| in the three and five man hook-up, the bucket brigade, and the | 5 |
| water fights; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Captain Hodges responded to or was involved in | 7 |
| over ten thousand calls during his career; and
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| WHEREAS, Captain Hodges' wife, Colleen, and their | 9 |
| children, Mike, Brianne, and Ben, who are also cherished | 10 |
| members of the Countryside family, sacrificed countless nights | 11 |
| away from Mike and missed many holidays and birthdays with him | 12 |
| when duty called; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| thank Captain Hodges for his dedication to the people and the | 16 |
| community of the Countryside Fire District and wish him well in | 17 |
| his retirement; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Captain Mike Hodges as a symbol of our respect.
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