Bill Text: IL HR0031 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Chief Ronald C. Levin on his 50 years with the Winthrop Harbor Fire Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0031 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0031-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Chief Ronald C. | ||||||
4 | Levin on his 50 years of service with the Winthrop Harbor Fire | ||||||
5 | Department; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Chief Ronald Levin started with the Winthrop | ||||||
7 | Harbor Fire Department in July of 1963 at the age of 21; he | ||||||
8 | moved up to engineer in April of 1966, where his primary job | ||||||
9 | was driving and pumping the fire engines for fires; in 1972, he | ||||||
10 | moved up to lieutenant and in 1985 to the rank of captain; | ||||||
11 | during his rise in the Winthrop Harbor Fire Department, he took | ||||||
12 | on added duties; in 1975, he obtained his EMT-Basic license and | ||||||
13 | in 1984 he took on an additional job with the Zion Fire | ||||||
14 | Department, where he worked for 22 years; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Chief Ronald Levin has been responsible for many | ||||||
16 | improvements that have helped shape fire service; he helped | ||||||
17 | create and assisted in the Quad One North, a plan where | ||||||
18 | multiple departments respond to fires so that there are always | ||||||
19 | adequate firefighters on the scene; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Chief Ronald Levin was promoted to deputy chief in | ||||||
21 | 2004; as deputy chief he assisted in training new recruits; in | ||||||
22 | 2008, he was on the committee that put together the |
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1 | department's first ladder truck "1731"; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Chief Ronald Levin was promoted to Fire Chief of | ||||||
3 | the Winthrop Harbor Fire Department in 2009; he has served the | ||||||
4 | department with deep commitment and support through both the | ||||||
5 | rough times and good times; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
8 | we honor Chief Ronald Levin's 50 years of service to the | ||||||
9 | Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and we wish him well on his | ||||||
10 | future endeavours; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Chief Ronald Levin as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
13 | and respect.
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