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RESOLUTION NO 2114 -94 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br />BEND, INDIANA, COMMENDING STEVE BATZEL, JOHN WILSON <br />AND ROBERT DEGROOTE FOR THEIR HEROIC EFFORTS AT THE <br />WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. <br />Wbertag, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, <br />acknowledges that an accident occurred on February 8, 1994; and <br />Ubertag, a contractual employee who was doing maintenance work on the <br />bottom of an eighteen foot deep clarifier tank tan out of air; and <br />9ber00, when the three (3) City maintenance workers realized that the individual <br />was in trouble, they dove into the tank in ten degree weather and swam to save the <br />drowning man; and <br />Illbtreag, Steve Batzel, John Wilson, and Robert DeGroote risked their lives to <br />save this individual and placed their lives in jeopardy to save his; and <br />Ubtreag, the heroic and dedicated efforts of these three (3) City workers is <br />commendable and the Common Council thanks and salutes each of them. <br />tow, therefore, be it orbaineb by the (10mmott Couneil of the City of <br />95outb 30enb, lubiona, ag follotng: <br />959tti0n I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on behalf <br />of the citizens of our City publicly commend City maintenance workers Steve Batzel, <br />John Wilson, and Robert DeGroote for risking their lives to save another individual <br />on February 8, 1994. <br />gkctiou II. The Common Council commends each of these dedicated City <br />workers for their selfless dedication on February 8th, but also commends John Wilson <br />for his eighteen years of dedicated service to the City, Steve Batzel for his four years of <br />dedicated service to the City, and Robert DeGroote for his two years of dedicated <br />service to the City. <br />Oeetion III. This resolution shall be in full and effect from and after its adoption <br />by the Common Council and approval by the N -- -- <br />SSteph n Lue , First District <br />%(tttgt: <br />fpprobeb by me, 31mpb (9• U nan, the Mayor of <br />Ilnbfana, ffiiniteb'tateg ofinerita. fbig <br />Irene K.Gammon, City Clerk <br />the pity of rpoutb Neub, <br />