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LRB094 12871 CSA 47719 r |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Chief Gerald "Jerry" Ward has retired after 50 |
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| years of service with the Bethany Fire and Ambulance Protection |
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| District; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Ward was voted into the Bethany Fire |
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| District in 1955 to spend more time with his father, Virgil |
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| Ward, who was the first fire chief of the Bethany Fire |
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| Protection District; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1956, he was appointed Assistant Fire Chief, a |
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| position he held until 1982; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1974, the Bethany Ambulance District was |
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| established; that same year, Gerald Ward took the EMTA classes |
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| offered at Decatur Memorial Hospital and became an EMT; he |
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| continued to serve as an EMT until his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1982, he was appointed Fire Chief of the |
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| Bethany Fire Protection District; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to serving as Fire Chief, he was |
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| employed at Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Decatur where |
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| he held the position of shift supervisor; he was responsible |
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| for fire fighting, fire prevention, and maintaining plant fire |
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| equipment; in 1993, he was promoted to Assistant Department |
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| Manager; he retired from Firestone in September of 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Ward has shown himself to be a very |
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| dependable and dedicated individual, and the residents of |
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| Bethany are grateful for his service to the community; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his wife, Kay, have one son, Terry; |
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| therefore, be it
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