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To Celebrate the Irish Heritage and Contributions of Fire Lieutenant Dot Dorn to the City of Columbus on Irish Proclamation Day, 2017.
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WHEREAS, Dot Dorn is a 27-year veteran of the Columbus Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, Dot Dorn graduated from Father Wehrle High School in 1984 and was hired by CFD in December of 1989. Her assignments with CFD began with the River Rats at Engine 10, and she eventually worked at several other stations until becoming an instructor at the CFD training Academy in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Dot Dorn was promoted to Lieutenant in February 2013 and took an assignment with the Fire Prevention Bureau, where she has been for the past three and a half years. She will soon be assigned to Station 30; and
WHEREAS, Dot Dorn is a member of the Shamrock Club and her lineage can be traced to the Griffen, Kenny and Durkin families of counties Mayo and Sligo. Dot’s brothers, Tim and Patrick, are both currently or have been in service to Columbus, thus giving the Dorn family over 85 years of service to Columbus; and
WHEREAS, we recognize Fire Lieutenant Dot Dorn on Proclamation Day, March 10, 2017, as an honoree who has celebrated and shared her heritage with the citizens of Columbus through her service; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby recognize and honor, Dot Dorn, for her Irish heritage and her commitment to protecting and serving the citizens of Columbus.