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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert Coleman on
4 his retirement from the Morris Fire Department; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Morris, and served in
6 the National Guard; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He joined the Fire Department in 1960, and served
8 the department as a part-time Chief for 33 of his 50 years; in
9 addition, he is also the City of Morris Fire Marshal; his
10 father was also a Morris firefighter; and
 
11     WHEREAS, During his tenure the Morris Fire Department has
12 evolved from a volunteer to a paid on call to a paid on
13 premises Fire Department; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He has also been a real estate broker his entire
15 professional career and currently has ownership in
16 Coleman-Hornsby Century 21; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He serves on the Joliet Junior College fire
18 science advisory council and was instrumental in establishing
19 the Grundy County Vocational Center Fire Science program,
20 established in 2009; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Robert Coleman on his retirement, thank him for
4 his service, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors;
5 and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Robert Coleman as a symbol of our respect and
8 esteem.