First grade Fire Prevention Poster winner Brady McKeon, St. Paul the Apostle Grade School, receives his award from Deputy Chief Ray Randich at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
First grade Fire Prevention Poster winner Brady McKeon, St. Paul the Apostle Grade School, receives his award from Deputy Chief Ray Randich at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Joliet Firefighter of the Year Captain Robert Wohlrab receives congratulations from George Lehman at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Fourth grade Fire Prevention Poster winner Julian Voss, St. Jude Grade School, receives his award from Deputy Chief Ray Randich at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Fifth grade Fire Prevention Poster winner Anne Starasinich, Cathedral of St. Raymond Grade School, receives her award from Deputy Chief Ray Randich at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Guest speaker Larry Walsh, retired chief, Joliet Fire Department, speaks at Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Joliet Firefighter of the Year Captain Robert Wohlrab receives congratulations and an IOU for a plaque from George Lehman at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Second grade Fire Prevention Poster winner Allie Papes, St. Paul the Apostle Grade School, receives her award from Deputy Chief Ray Randich at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Third grade Fire Prevention Poster winner Tegan Finnegan, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, run back to her table with her award from Deputy Chief Ray Randich at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Joliet Firefighter of the Year Captain Robert Wohlrab speaks at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Joliet Firefighter of the Year Captain Robert Wohlrab receives a congratulatory hug from his sister Jan Helling, of Joliet, at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Joliet Firefighter of the Year Captain Robert Wohlrab (right) receives congratulations from Chief Joe Foemhals at the Exchange Club of Joliet luncheon at the Jacob Henry Mansion in Joliet, Illinois, Tuesday, October 9, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
JOLIET — Fire Capt. Bob Wohlrab is a modest man, but he felt he received an appropriate token of recognition from the Exchange Club. “I’ll hang this up. This is very down-to-earth. I think it represents me very well,” the 2012 Firefighter of the Year …