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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lenn Grant, 
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Assistant Fire Chief  with the Village of Barrington Fire 
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Department, on his retirement; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He has served with the Village of Barrington Fire 
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Department since 1985; he has been a paramedic since 1974 and 
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was promoted to Lieutenant in 1997; on January 1, 2009, he was 
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named Assistant Fire Chief; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, While working for the fire department he has 
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personally performed fire inspections on buildings in the 
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village and in the Pepper Industrial Park; he was selected to 
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the Lake County Hazardous Materials Team; and he initiated a 
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training program that placed on-duty firefighters in the 
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buildings that they protect; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In addition, he was appointed to manage the Grid 
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Sign Project, a program that was designed to give homes in Lake 
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Barrington and Barrington Hills "fire grid signs", allowing 
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local fire departments an easier way to locate homes in the 
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district; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He developed a program for teenage drivers that 
 


 






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teaches the consequences of driving while under the influence; 
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he also planned and organized the first pre-prom program for 
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Barrington High School; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was one of the first CPR instructors for 
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Barrington and helped teach CPR to the community; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire 
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Science Management from Southern Illinois University and the 
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Chicago Fire Academy and a Bachelor of Science in Business and 
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Economics from the University of Northern Colorado; therefore, 
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be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Lenn Grant on his retirement and thank him for his 
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many years of service and dedication to the lives of others; 
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and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Lenn Grant as a symbol of our respect and esteem.