Full Text of HR0603 94th General Assembly
HR0603 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Kerry Sheridan was elected Fire Chief of the Troy | 3 |
| Township Volunteer Fire Department in 1960 and has diligently | 4 |
| served Troy Township for 50 years, 45 years as Fire Chief; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1955, Troy Township was a beachfront area with | 6 |
| summer cottages, farmland, and 800 residents; it now has the | 7 |
| Village of Shorewood, many new subdivisions, 18,000 residents, | 8 |
| and access to two major interstates, I-55 and I-80; and
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| WHEREAS, The Fire Department was formed in 1955 and Fire | 10 |
| Chief Kerry Sheridan is one of its original members; the Troy | 11 |
| Fire Protection District was formed in 1963; and
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| WHEREAS, The Fire Department started with 40 volunteers and | 13 |
| 10 sets of bunker gear; the Fire Protection District now has 50 | 14 |
| volunteers and 18 full-time ambulance/firefighters, each | 15 |
| having their own set of gear, pager, and airpak; and
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| WHEREAS, The Town Hall, located on Seil Road, was moved to | 17 |
| Jefferson Street and garage doors were added to house the fire | 18 |
| department equipment; the Fire Protection District is now | 19 |
| located at 107 West Jefferson and has five bays; a second | 20 |
| station is being built on Seil Road; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1973, Chief Sheridan started one of the first | 22 |
| fire cadet programs in the State; he also organized an | 23 |
| Ambulance Service for recruiting and training new EMTs; the | 24 |
| Ambulance Service went into service in May of 1980; he was | 25 |
| president of the Des Plaines MABAS 15 Division and is still an | 26 |
| active member; and
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| WHEREAS, The Troy Fire Protection District is one of the | 28 |
| best-trained volunteer districts in the State; Chief Sheridan | 29 |
| achieved all this while working full-time since 1955 for |
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| Illinois Bell Telephone, now AT&T, and having served in other | 2 |
| positions of responsibility, including Village Trustee and | 3 |
| County Board Representative; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| we are proud to have the opportunity to recognize Fire Chief | 7 |
| Kerry Sheridan's 50 years of dedicated service; and be it | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, That we express our sincere gratitude and deep | 10 |
| appreciation to Fire Chief Kerry Sheridan and extend our best | 11 |
| wishes as he continues to serve Troy Township; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Fire Chief Kerry Sheridan as an expression of our | 15 |
| esteem.
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