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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 347
By Roberts
SJR0347
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A RESOLUTION to recognize and commend Chief Joe Williams of
the White House Community Volunteer Fire
Department.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we should honor those citizens who have performed
with uncommon devotion and enthusiasm throughout their years of public service; and
WHEREAS, Chief Joe Williams is one such estimable individual, who has served with
distinction for forty-six years as a member of the White House Community Volunteer Fire
Department; and
WHEREAS, early observances of local fires, including a home on his parents' farm
catching fire when he was in kindergarten, influenced Chief Williams's decision to devote his life
as a firefighter; and
WHEREAS, as a boy, he witnessed a neighborhood fire, watched the fire trucks pull in,
and ran over to the scene, where firemen let him help pull the hose; after that, when he heard
fire trucks coming, he waited at the end of his driveway, and the firefighters stopped and picked
him up to go along; and
WHEREAS, when he was eleven years old, he lost his father; it was then that local
firefighters were instrumental in stepping up to serve as father figures in his life; and
WHEREAS, Chief Williams officially began his service to the citizens of White House in
1979, at the age of only sixteen; at that time, he was also working with the local volunteer
ambulance service; and
WHEREAS, during his distinguished tenure, Chief Williams has served in his roles as
Assistant Chief and now Chief with a great deal of pride, always doing his utmost to bring honor,
integrity, and compassionate service to his office; and
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WHEREAS, Chief Joe Williams has inspired his sons to devote their efforts to
firefighting, as well; one of his sons works behind the scenes with statistics and information, and
the other has made firefighting a lifetime career; and
WHEREAS, firefighting has been a way of life for Joe Williams, and he has wholly
devoted himself to serving his community for more than four decades, earning the admiration
and respect of his colleagues and a grateful public; and
WHEREAS, Chief Williams exemplifies the spirit and allegiance to family and community
that are characteristic of a true Tennessean; and
WHEREAS, Chief Joe Williams has demonstrated the utmost professionalism, ability,
and integrity while serving and protecting the residents of White House; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUND RED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we recognize and commend Chief Joe Williams of
the White House Community Volunteer Fire Department, extending our gratitude for his many
years of devoted service.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.