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92_HR1104
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are proud to honor significant events in the
4 lives of the citizens of this State; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Dennis L.
6 Bluhm of Delavan was honored by the Delavan Ambulance Board
7 with a "Lifetime Achiever" plaque for his 24 years of service
8 as a volunteer EMT for the town; and
9 WHEREAS, The Delavan Ambulance Service began in 1976, and
10 Mr. Bluhm volunteered in 1978, serving at least nine years as
11 chief; the Ambulance Service has received approximately 3,552
12 calls in the past 24 years, and Mr. Bluhm has responded to
13 about 75 percent of those calls, or 2,664, to receive his
14 "Lifetime Achiever" award; he has spent about 5,328 hours, or
15 the equivalent of 222 days, providing volunteer service to
16 Delavan; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Bluhm also received a special tribute from
18 the citizens of Delavan, a book of cards of appreciation for
19 his spirit of volunteerism; the cards expressed thanks for
20 his 32-year career with Prudential Insurance Company of
21 America, 20 years with the Illinois National Guard, service
22 with the U.S. Army, including a one year tour in Vietnam,
23 coaching of Little League teams in Delavan, and volunteer
24 services with the Boy Scouts since 1977; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we congratulate Dennis L. Bluhm for his outstanding volunteer
28 service to the Delavan community and the Delavan Ambulance
29 Service, and wish him many years of happiness in the future;
30 and be it further
31 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to Dennis L. Bluhm as an expression of our esteem.