Full Text of HR0104 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Chief David R. Weiss on | 4 | | being named Firefighter of the Year for the Westmont Fire | 5 | | Department; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Weiss joined the Westmont Fire Department in | 7 | | 1990 as the department's Training Officer; he developed a | 8 | | training program and mentored many young firefighters; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 2007, Chief Weiss was appointed full-time | 10 | | Deputy Chief for the department, and his efforts resulted in | 11 | | over one million dollars in grant monies and two Governor's | 12 | | Hometown Awards for volunteer programs; in 2012, his | 13 | | progressive career with Westmont culminated in being appointed | 14 | | full-time Fire Chief; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure at Westmont, Chief Weiss has | 16 | | initiated and overseen numerous projects that have won | 17 | | nationwide recognition, including the Citizens Fire Academy | 18 | | and Alumni Association, Kids Summer Safety Camps, Senior | 19 | | Citizen Clerical Volunteers, and Citizens and Fire Corp | 20 | | programs; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chief Weiss has a long list of credentials, |
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| 1 | | including an associate's degree in fire science and a Bachelor | 2 | | of Arts in Public Service; he graduated from the National Fire | 3 | | Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program and received a | 4 | | certification from the International Institution of Fire | 5 | | Engineers; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Outside of the department, Chief Weiss serves as a | 7 | | peer reviewer for the State of Illinois Fire Officer | 8 | | applications, is a task force member of Homeland Security's | 9 | | Fire Corps program, and is a certified instructor for the | 10 | | Illinois Fire Chiefs Association; he has served as a faculty | 11 | | member of Triton College and the College of DuPage; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chief Weiss has dedicated his life to the | 13 | | life-saving work of firefighting by mentoring and training new | 14 | | firefighters, developing training programs, and involving | 15 | | himself in his work on the local and national levels; in | 16 | | addition, he is a dedicated family man and community advocate; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate Chief David R. Weiss on being named Firefighter | 21 | | of the Year for the Westmont Fire Department, and we greatly | 22 | | admire his years of life-saving services; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Chief Weiss as an expression of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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