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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize the heroic efforts
4 on behalf of firefighters of Truck 32, Engine 109, Engine 23,
5 and Squad 1; and
6 WHEREAS, On March 22, 2002, firefighters responded to an
7 emergency call for 2442 W. 25th Street located in the Little
8 Village neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois; and
9 WHEREAS, Firefighters of Truck 32, Engine 109, Engine 23,
10 and Squad 1 were at the scene without hesitation, putting
11 their lives on the line; and
12 WHEREAS, The fire was anything but routine, being that
13 challenges such as the weather, frozen fire hydrants, and the
14 threat of building collapse were present; and
15 WHEREAS, Heroic efforts of Firefighters at the scene,
16 such as Lt. Christopher Loper, Firefighter Roberto Herrera
17 from Truck 32, Engineer Michael Vanek, and Firefighter/EMT
18 Julio Mendoza from Engine 109, are appreciated and respected;
19 and
20 WHEREAS, Firefighters become injured in the line of duty,
21 such as Firefighter Patrick Craven, Firefighter/EMT Steve
22 Dospoy from Truck 32, Lt. George MaAyteh, Firefighter David
23 Havanec, Firefighter/EMT Edward Negron from Engine 109,
24 Lt./EMT Richard Kofski from Engine 23 and Firefighter Patrick
25 McCauley from Squad 1; and
26 WHEREAS, Firefighters rescued three children who were in
27 the same bed in a second-floor bedroom and two adults who
28 climbed to the roof of the building to escape the flames; and
29 WHEREAS, At times, despite the heroic efforts on behalf
30 of firefighters, the outcome is not as favorable as we wish
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1 it to be; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 we honor the bravery and selflessness of these firefighters
5 who, with courage, conviction, and skill, gave a great effort
6 to save the lives of the children of 2442 W. 25th; and be it
7 further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the appropriate parties as a token of our
10 esteem, respect, and sincere appreciation for their
11 proficiency and bravery that was demonstrated that day.