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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Norwood Park Fire Chief
4Kevin Stenson, on the occasion of his retirement in January of
52017; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Stenson began his career with Norwood Park
7as an emergency responder; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Chief Stenson volunteered along with two
9colleagues in 2005 to drive a squad car to New Orleans,
10Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and
11responding to local emergencies; he arrived three days after
12the hurricane hit, and spent several days outside camping in
13tents in dry patches of land with other firefighters, until a
14fire station opened following flood clean-up and the crews
15could move in; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Chief Stenson was promoted to fire lieutenant in
171996, a position he held until 2002 when he became deputy fire
18chief; he was promoted to Chief in 2005; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Chief Stenson will be joined in retirement by his
20wife, Maggie, when she retires from her career as a nurse next
21year; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we,
3along with his family, friends, and co-workers, congratulate
4Norwood Park Fire Chief Kevin Stenson on the occasion of his
5retirement, and thank him for his years of dedicated public
6service to the Norwood Park community, and the State of
7Illinois; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Chief Kevin Stenson as an expression of our esteem
10and respect.