HR0203 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Assistant Chief Rodney Oxe on his retirement from the Batavia Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, He began his career with the Batavia Fire Department as a paid, on-call firefighter on April 7, 1971, after serving in Vietnam; he was promoted to Lieutenant on November 17, 1975, to Captain on January 18, 1984, and to his current position as Assistant Chief on August 5, 1992; and

WHEREAS, He has also served as the Department Mechanic since January of 1984; in addition, he also worked full-time at the Fermi Lab Fire Department from 1977 to 2008; and

WHEREAS, During his time with the Fire Department, Assistant Chief Oxe has been instrumental in the purchase of all the fire apparatus and writing specifications for the vehicles purchased; he has also been responsible for the daily maintenance of the entire fleet; and

WHEREAS, He was named Firefighter of the Year in 1990 and has served as Incident Commander and Acting Fire Chief in times of need; and

WHEREAS, He holds a bachelor's degree in Fire Service Administration and many certifications, including Firefighter III, Emergency Medical Technician B, Fire Officer II, Fire Prevention Officer I, Instructor II, Tunnel Rescue, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Confined Space and Trench Rescue, and the highest certification for a fire department mechanic, Emergency Vehicle Technician; and

WHEREAS, He is a member of the Kane County Fire Chiefs Association, the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, and the Illinois Fire Apparatus Mechanics Association, where he served as President in 1988, 1990, and 1991; and

WHEREAS, He and his wife, Sharron, are the proud parents of Daryn and Dawn and the proud grandparents of Sawyer, Spencer, Sydni, and Taylor; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Assistant Chief Rodney Oxe on his retirement and wish him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Assistant Chief Rodney Oxe as a symbol of our respect and esteem.