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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING DENNIS K. RYAN, UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE O’HARE NOISE COMPATIBILITY COMMISSION’S TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, Dennis K. Ryan is retiring as Vice-Chair of the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission’s Technical Committee, a position in which he has served since 2011; and
WHEREAS, he has served as the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission representative for the Village of River Grove since February 2009; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ryan is a disabled U.S. Navy veteran who was a Second Class Petty Officer. He served as a radioman in Vietnam, the Philippines and aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard; and
WHEREAS, he holds a bachelor’s degree in real estate and finance from DePaul University Chicago and a master’s degree in Public Safety and Homeland Security Management from Southern Illinois University, Graduate School of Justice, and Public Safety; and
WHEREAS, he founded the Dennis K. Ryan Realty Companies in 1972, where he is a managing broker, builder and consultant; and
WHEREAS, he and his wife of 54 years, Noreen, have lived in River Grove since 1976; and
WHEREAS, as an active citizen in River Grove, Mr. Ryan introduced Building Ordinance Code Administration laws in the village and headed the BOCA inspection department for four years. He was also a part-time police sergeant and radio operator with the village’s police department for 15 years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ryan is currently Vice President of the River Grove Public Library District Board of Trustees; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ryan is an advanced class amateur radio operator and had received numerous awards for his volunteer work during disasters and emergencies, including recognition by the American Radio Relay League. He also volunteered for the Village of Melrose Park Emergency Services and Public Safety Department for 20 years; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners offer their sincere congratulations to Dennis K. Ryan upon his retirement, in recognition of his service with passion and distinction to both to the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission’s Technical Committee and to his community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be tendered to Dennis K. Ryan, as a token of the respect of the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
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