Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0347 Compare Versions

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 347
5	5	By Roberts
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize and commend Chief Joe Williams of
13	13	the White House Community Volunteer Fire
14	14	Department.
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16	16	WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we should honor those citizens who have performed
17	17	with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their years of public service; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Chief Joe Williams is one such estimable individual, who has served with
19	19	distinction for forty-six years as a member of the White House Community Volunteer Fire
20	20	Department; and
21	21	WHEREAS, early observances of local fires, including a home on his parents' farm
22	22	catching fire when he was in kindergarten, influenced Chief Williams's decision to devote his life
23	23	as a firefighter; and
24	24	WHEREAS, as a boy, he witnessed a neighborhood fire, watched the fire trucks pull in,
25	25	and ran over to the scene, where firemen let him help pull the hose; after that, when he heard
26	26	fire trucks coming, he waited at the end of his driveway, and the firefighters stopped and picked
27	27	him up to go along; and
28	28	WHEREAS, when he was eleven years old, he lost his father; it was then that local
29	29	firefighters were instrumental in stepping up to serve as father figures in his life; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Chief Williams officially began his service to the citizens of White House in
31	31	1979, at the age of only sixteen; at that time, he was also working with the local volunteer
32	32	ambulance service; and
33	33	WHEREAS, during his distinguished tenure, Chief Williams has served in his roles as
34	34	Assistant Chief and now Chief with a great deal of pride, always doing his utmost to bring honor,
35	35	integrity, and compassionate service to his office; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, Chief Joe Williams has inspired his sons to devote their efforts to
41	41	firefighting, as well; one of his sons works behind the scenes with statistics and information, and
42	42	the other has made firefighting a lifetime career; and
43	43	WHEREAS, firefighting has been a way of life for Joe Williams, and he has wholly
44	44	devoted himself to serving his community for more than four decades, earning the admiration
45	45	and respect of his colleagues and a grateful public; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Chief Williams exemplifies the spirit and allegiance to family and community
47	47	that are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
48	48	WHEREAS, Chief Joe Williams has demonstrated the utmost professionalism, ability,
49	49	and integrity while serving and protecting the residents of White House; now, therefore,
50	50	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUND RED FOURTEENTH
51	51	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
52	52	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we recognize and commend Chief Joe Williams of
53	53	the White House Community Volunteer Fire Department, extending our gratitude for his many
54	54	years of devoted service.
55	55	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
56	56	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
57	57	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
58	58	without House or Senate designation.