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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch moved to Park Forest from Chicago in |
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| 1967; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch joined the Park Forest Fire |
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| Department as a volunteer in the same year; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was hired as a career firefighter on |
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| July 1, 1970; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was promoted to the position of |
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| Lieutenant in 1983; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was appointed acting chief in 1989 |
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| and subsequently assigned the position of Administrative |
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| Lieutenant; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was appointed Fire Chief in 1991 and |
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| Fire Administrator in 1997; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch is a member of the NFPA, the |
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| International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Illinois |
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| Association of Fire Chief, and MABAS 27 Fire Chiefs |
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| Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch was instrumental in the design |
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| concept and furnishing of the new state-of-the-art fire |
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| station; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch strived to provide his personnel with |
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| the best equipment, most up-to-date training, and a |
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| professional work environment in which to thrive; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout his 38 years in fire service, Ronald |
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| Welch demonstrated his dedication to the highest ideals of |
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| service and protection of the citizens of the Village of Park |
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| Forest; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch has been a proud member of the "Men |
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| of Note" barbershop chorus for 18 years, singing at the White |
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| House for the "National Peace Officers Memorial" service and |
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| singing the national anthem prior to Chicago White Sox and |
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| Chicago Bears sporting events; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch recently retired to spend more time |
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| with his family and to pursue his many outside interests, |
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| including traveling, singing, aspiring to be a Dapper Dan at |
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| Disney World, and riding his Gold Wing motorcycle; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch shall forever be known as the serious |
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| person that he is without a funny bone in his body; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Welch has evolved from his motorcycle with |
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| training wheels to his present two wheeler; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we thank Ronald Welch for his years of dedication to the |
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| protection of the citizens of Park Forest, and we congratulate |
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| him on the occasion of his retirement; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Mr. Welch as an expression of our deepest |
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| gratitude for his service and with best wishes for a relaxing |
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| retirement.
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