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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to congratulate Todd Warrick of
4 Jacksonville on being awarded the Firefighting Medal of Honor
5 for his rescue of Lisa Elledge and her daughter, Haley; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Warrick was among several neighbors who came
7 to the rescue of Lisa and Haley who were sleeping while a fire
8 was building in the attic at their home on February 13, 2006;
9 he was alerted to the fire as he was preparing to leave his
10 home to report for duty and then rushed three houses down; he
11 got Lisa and Haley out safely after kicking down the door and
12 going from room to room until he found them; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Warrick was nominated for his award by Dave A.
14 DeFraties, chief of staff for the Office of the Illinois State
15 Fire Marshal; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Mr. Warrick's award will be presented to him at
17 The 14th Annual Firefighting Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony
18 being held on May 17, 2007 at the Michael J. Howlett Building
19 in Springfield; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Mr. Warrick is the first Jacksonville firefighter
21 to receive the state award; he has served as a Jacksonville

 

 

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1 firefighter for more than 18 years; he was presented a plaque
2 by Jacksonville mayor Ron Tendick recognizing his effort in the
3 rescue of Ms. Elledge and her daughter; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate Todd Warrick on being awarded the Firefighting
7 Medal of Honor and thank him for his rescue of Lisa Elledge and
8 her daughter, Haley; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Todd Warrick as a token of our esteem.