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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Joliet Fire Chief |
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| Bill O'Hara on the occasion of his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief O'Hara is a third-generation member of the |
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| Joliet Fire Department; he will have served as chief for 15 |
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| months when his retirement takes effect on February 24, 2006; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He has served the department for 32 years, |
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| starting his career in 1974 at the age of 21; he climbed the |
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| department's ladder over the years, holding every rank with the |
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| exception of division chief; he was the deputy chief when he |
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| took the position of Chief in October 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure as chief, he brought to |
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| completion the construction of Station 9, and he launched and |
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| supervised the construction of Station 10, which is nearing |
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| completion; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born into a family of firefighters; as a |
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| boy, he regularly visited the stations where his grandfather |
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| and his father worked; his grandfather, William H. O'Hara, |
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| served the department from 1926 until his death in 1961, |
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| reaching the rank of assistant chief; when he began his own |
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| career, Chief O'Hara served C shift at Station 3; his father, |
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| William A. O'Hara, was a lieutenant on B shift at the same |
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| station; on occasion, the shifts overlapped, and he would serve |
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| under his father; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief O'Hara plans on spending time with his |
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| grandchildren in his retirement; he is the proud grandfather of |
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| Kaylei Elizabeth and another grandchild on the way; therefore, |
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| be it
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