Full Text of HR0916 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Kenneth Hobson for
his quick | 4 | | thinking and heroic actions that firefighters believe saved his | 5 | | family from perishing in a house
fire; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Hobson is a second grader at Raymond Grade | 7 | | School; during fire prevention week training, provided by his | 8 | | school and members of the Raymond-Harvel
Fire Department, | 9 | | Kenneth listened very carefully and retained valuable | 10 | | information; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, On December 11, 2015, Kenneth Hobson awoke and saw | 12 | | a fire burning in the bedroom he shared with his
little | 13 | | brother; he quickly awoke 4 year-old Cadien and exited the | 14 | | room, remembering to shut the door
behind him; he then went and | 15 | | woke the rest of the family and they all safely escaped to a | 16 | | neighboring
home; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The simple act of shutting the door to the room | 18 | | contained the fire to that specific room and
prevented the fire | 19 | | from spreading rapidly to the rest of the house; closing the | 20 | | door to the room also bought Kenneth Hobson time to get the | 21 | | rest of the family out of
the burning house; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, If the door had not been shut, firefighters | 2 | | believe that some of Kenneth Hobson's family members may
have | 3 | | lost their lives in the blaze; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The fire department responded to the call at 5:01 | 5 | | A.M.; while other
parts of the home were damaged by heat, | 6 | | water, and smoke, the front bedroom and the attic sustained the | 7 | | majority of the fire damage; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, When Kenneth Hobson is not busy saving lives, he | 9 | | enjoys playing soccer, baseball, fishing, and
camping; he is | 10 | | also a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Hobson's quick thinking and heroic | 12 | | actions during an emergency are a huge factor in his
entire | 13 | | family surviving what could have been a tragic event; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | honor and thank Kenneth Hobson for his heroic actions and wish | 18 | | him the
best in the future; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Kenneth Hobson as a symbol of our
great respect | 21 | | and esteem.
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