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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY WISE
1 3 A House Resolution honoring the Keokuk firefighters who
1 4 died in the line of duty.
1 5 WHEREAS, assistant fire chief Dave McNally, age 48
1 6 and a 25-year department veteran, firefighter Jason
1 7 Bitting, age 29 and a department member for six and
1 8 one-half years, and firefighter Nate Tuck, age 39 and
1 9 a department member for four and one-half years,
1 10 attempted to save three children from a burning Keokuk
1 11 apartment building on December 22, 1999; and
1 12 WHEREAS, the firefighters, in their selfless effort
1 13 to save 7-year-old Jessica McFarland and 1-year-old
1 14 twins Robert and Rebecca Cooper, died in the blaze
1 15 along with the children; and
1 16 WHEREAS, this tragedy serves as a reminder of the
1 17 ultimate risk that all firefighters face while
1 18 protecting their communities against the rages of fire
1 19 and other perils; NOW THEREFORE,
1 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1 21 That Keokuk firefighters Dave McNally, Jason Bitting,
1 22 and Nate Tuck, be honored posthumously and remembered
1 23 by the citizens of the State of Iowa for their
1 24 remarkable courage, heroism, and self-sacrifice in the
1 25 line of duty.
1 26 LSB 6001HH 78
1 27 rk/cf/24
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