Bill Text: IL HR0190 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Captain Jake Ringering of Godfrey.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR0190 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0190-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 saddened to learn of the death of Captain | ||||||
4 | Jake Ringering of Godfrey, who passed away in the line of duty | ||||||
5 | on March 5, 2019; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Captain Ringering was born in Alton on December | ||||||
7 | 14, 1981; he was the son of Robin (Ballard) Disney and her | ||||||
8 | husband, Reverend Stephen Disney, and Larry Ringering and his | ||||||
9 | wife, Jan; he graduated from East Alton Wood River High School | ||||||
10 | in 2000; he earned an associate's degree in fire science from | ||||||
11 | Lewis & Clark Community College in 2004; he also earned his | ||||||
12 | Emergency Medical Technician License; he married Allison Budde | ||||||
13 | at St. Mary's Catholic Church on January 3, 2009; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Captain Ringering began his career as a paid, | ||||||
15 | on-call firefighter in East Alton on February 20, 2001; he was | ||||||
16 | hired as a career firefighter in East Alton on December 20, | ||||||
17 | 2005; on August 5, 2010, he was hired as a career firefighter | ||||||
18 | at Godfrey Fire Protection District, where he attained the rank | ||||||
19 | of lieutenant on March 27, 2013 and Captain on May 1, 2014; he | ||||||
20 | also served as a lead instructor for the department, the | ||||||
21 | technical rescue officer, and the respiratory protection | ||||||
22 | officer; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Captain Ringering earned several certifications | ||||||
2 | from the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal, including | ||||||
3 | Firefighter II, Firefighter III, Basic Operations Firefighter, | ||||||
4 | Advanced Technician Firefighter, Fire Officer I, Hazardous | ||||||
5 | Materials Awareness, Technical Rescue Awareness, Fire Service | ||||||
6 | Vehicle Operator, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Vehicle and | ||||||
7 | Machinery Operations, Rescue Specialist-Confined Space, | ||||||
8 | Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations, Rope | ||||||
9 | Operations, Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Service Instructor | ||||||
10 | II, Fire Investigator, and Rescue Specialist-Vertical II/High | ||||||
11 | Angle; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Captain Ringering was dedicated to public | ||||||
13 | service; a leader who always wanted to help others, he served | ||||||
14 | as president of the Godfrey Firefighters Local 1692 and taught | ||||||
15 | Fire Science at Lewis & Clark Community College; he was also a | ||||||
16 | trainer and instructor through Max Fire Training; he was a | ||||||
17 | member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton; he was a devoted | ||||||
18 | husband and father and always put his family first; he was a | ||||||
19 | loving son, brother, and son-in-law who never met a stranger; | ||||||
20 | and
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21 | WHEREAS, Captain Ringering was preceded in death by his | ||||||
22 | grandparents, Lucien and Marjorie Ringering and Captain Ed | ||||||
23 | Ballard; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Captain Ringering is survived by his parents; his | ||||||
2 | wife, Allison; his children, Nora Marie Ringering, Elaina Lynn | ||||||
3 | Ringering, and Logan Jacob Ringering; his brother, Chris | ||||||
4 | (Richel) Stratton; his sister, Julie (Jedediah) Downs; his | ||||||
5 | grandmother, Thelma Ballard; his wife's parents, Robert and | ||||||
6 | Susan Budde; his sister-in-law, Andrea Budde; his | ||||||
7 | brother-in-law, Andrew Budde; his nieces and nephews, Jaden, | ||||||
8 | Jerald, Jolene, and Jacqueline Downs, Landon and Levi Stratton, | ||||||
9 | and Jackson Budde; and his many aunts, uncles, and cousins; | ||||||
10 | therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we mourn the passing of Captain Jake Ringering and extend our | ||||||
14 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
15 | and loved him; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Captain Ringering as an expression | ||||||
18 | of our deepest sympathy.
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