HR1306 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert Coleman on his retirement from the Morris Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Morris, and served in the National Guard; and

WHEREAS, He joined the Fire Department in 1960, and served the department as a part-time Chief for 33 of his 50 years; in addition, he is also the City of Morris Fire Marshal; his father was also a Morris firefighter; and

WHEREAS, During his tenure the Morris Fire Department has evolved from a volunteer to a paid on call to a paid on premises Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, He has also been a real estate broker his entire professional career and currently has ownership in Coleman-Hornsby Century 21; and

WHEREAS, He serves on the Joliet Junior College fire science advisory council and was instrumental in establishing the Grundy County Vocational Center Fire Science program, established in 2009; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Robert Coleman on his retirement, thank him for his service, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Robert Coleman as a symbol of our respect and esteem.