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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate James Quinn on the
4occasion of his retirement as Fire Chief of the
5Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District after 21 years
6of dedicated service; and
 
7    WHEREAS, James Quinn has served the residents and
8businesses of the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection
9District for the past 41 years; he began his career as a
10firefighter in May of 1970; he steadily ascended the ranks of
11the district, becoming Deputy Chief in August of 1980 and Fire
12Chief in February of 1990; and
 
13    WHEREAS, James Quinn has been a member of numerous fire
14service organizations, including the Illinois Fire Chiefs
15Association, the Northeastern Fire Chiefs Association, and the
16Illinois Fire Chiefs Association's Educational and Research
17Foundation; he has also been a 20-year volunteer with the
18Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Burn Camp "I Am Me" and was a
19founding member of the Illinois Firefighter Memorial; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The members of this august body, along with his
21wife, Annette, and his daughters, Shannon and Robin, are proud
22of James Quinn's great dedication to the safety and well-being

 

 

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1of the citizens of the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection
2District and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate James Quinn on the occasion of his retirement
6and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to James Quinn as a symbol of our esteem and respect.