https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=5379917&GUID=CAA3982D-9F54-4104-87D3-7D7B6B9F2415Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=5379917&GUID=CAA3982D-9F54-4104-87D3-7D7B6B9F2415CAA3982D-9F54-4104-87D3-7D7B6B9F2415-2022-02-02-14-48-23Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT /EMT QUENTION CURTIS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, COMMITTEMENT, AND DEDICATION TO SAVING AND CHANGING LIVES IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, as a young man growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, Lieutenant/EMT Quention Curtis was fascinated by fire trucks and the firefighters that protected the neighborhood; and WHEREAS, He was welcomed into the fire station by those same men, and encouraged to follow their path - and so began a lifelong passion for the fire service; and WHEREAS, after graduating from Near North Career Magnet High School, Lieutenant Curtis entered the fire service at a young age; and WHEREAS, he began working full-time as a firefighter for the Chicago Fire Department in 1988; and WHEREAS, he was then promoted Fire Lieutenant and worked in some of the busiest areas in the city; including being a scuba diver and a member of Squad 1 for 22 years. Lieutenant Curtis was also a member of the response teams for the E2 tragedy, World Trade Center September 11th, and hurricane Katrina. He has over forty state and federWed, 02 Feb 2022 14:48:23 GMT