SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1995-8602

By Senators Gaspard, Snyder, McDonald, Sellar, Wojahn, Roach, A. Anderson, C. Anderson, Bauer, Cantu, Deccio, Drew, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, Morton, Moyer, Newhouse, Oke, Owen, Palmer, Pelz, Prentice, Prince, Quigley, Rasmussen, Rinehart, Schow, Sheldon, Smith, Spanel, Strannigan, Sutherland, Swecker, West, Winsley and Wood

     WHEREAS, On Thursday evening, January 5, 1995, four members of the Seattle Fire Department:  Lieutenant Walter D. Kilgore, Lieutenant Gregory M. Shoemaker, and Firefighters Randall R. Terlicker and James T. Brown answered their last alarm; and

     WHEREAS, Their bravery, devotion to duty, and ultimate sacrifice in protecting public safety, and the lives and property of others typifies the courage, fidelity and selfless service that firefighters, police officers and other public safety workers bring to their jobs every day; and

     WHEREAS, Several other members of the Seattle Fire Department were injured in the line of duty while fighting the tragic fire on January 5, 1995; and

     WHEREAS, Our words cannot fully express the sorrow, gratitude and pride we hold for these fallen firefighters, their grieving families, and their faithful colleagues in these days of mourning;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate hereby honors the lives of Walter D. Kilgore, Gregory M. Shoemaker, Randall R. Terlicker and James T. Brown, and gratefully acknowledges their supreme sacrifice; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate conveys its deepest sympathy to the families of these firefighters and its sincere condolence to their brothers and sisters of the Seattle Fire Department; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to Seattle Fire Chief Claude Harris and Seattle Local 27 I.A.F.F. President John Gillis for presentation to the firefighters' families.

I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1995-8602,

adopted by the Senate January 9, 1995.

MARTY BROWN

Secretary of the Senate