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