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New firefighter joins Homewood department

Shawn Santos is Homewood’s newest firefighter/paramedic. (Provided photo)

Shawn Santos became Homewood’s newest firefighter/paramedic on Monday.

Shawn Santos

Village clerk Marilyn Thomas administered the oath of office at village hall as fellow firefighters looked on.

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Santos had worked for the Homewood Fire Department on a part-time basis, and worked for the Village of Markham full-time before accepting the full-time position with Homewood.

A graduate of St. Lawrence High School, Santos earned an associate’s degree from Moraine Valley Community College and went through paramedic training at UChicago-Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital.

Santos and his wife, Kaitlyn, live in Homewood with their five-year-old son and newborn twin daughters.

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