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92_HR0676

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are pleased to recognize milestone events in
 4    the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS, Born on December 19, 1936, Thomas Sweeney joined
 6    the Niles Fire Department on June 5, 1967; he was promoted to
 7    Fire Lieutenant on October 7, 1974 and served  as  a  Company
 8    Commander  of Truck 2 until his retirement in November, 2001;
 9    and

10        WHEREAS,  During  his  career   with   the   Niles   Fire
11    Department,  Thomas Sweeney volunteered to became a paramedic
12    and graduated in 1977 with the highest scholastic standing of
13    his  class  and  was  awarded  the  "Golden  Stethoscope"  in
14    recognition of his work; and

15        WHEREAS, Thomas Sweeney was awarded the  "Firefighter  of
16    the  Year"  award  in  1978 by the Niles V.F.W. and the Niles
17    Lions Club for outstanding service to the community; he  also
18    received five Letters of Commendation during his career; and

19        WHEREAS,  Thomas  Sweeney  had  an excellent work record,
20    rarely used his sick leave, and always displayed  a  pleasant
21    and  positive  attitude  in  his position as Fire Lieutenant;
22    above  all,  he  was  an  excellent  firefighter  and   still
23    continues  to  maintain  his physical fitness to this day; he
24    officially retired on November 25, 2001 after 34 years and  5
25    months  of  dedicated  and  loyal service with the Niles Fire
26    Department; therefore, be it

27        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
28    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
29    we  congratulate  Thomas  Sweeney  on his retirement after 34
30    years and 5 months with the Niles  Fire  Department,  and  we
31    wish  him  well  in  all  of  his future endeavors; and be it
 
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 1    further

 2        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
 3    presented to Thomas Sweeney as an expression of our esteem.

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