Full Text of HR0950 96th General Assembly
HR0950 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Evan Lysacek on the | | 4 |
| occasion of his gold medal victory in the figure skating | | 5 |
| competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, | | 6 |
| British Columbia, Canada; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek was born on June 4, 1985; after | | 8 |
| graduating from Neuqua Valley High School in 2003, Evan Lysacek | | 9 |
| moved from Naperville to Los Angeles, California to pursue his | | 10 |
| dream and further hone his skills; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek became the first American man to win | | 12 |
| the Olympic gold medal in figure skating since Brian Boitano in | | 13 |
| 1988 when he defeated defending champion Evgeni Plushenko; Mr. | | 14 |
| Lysacek finished the competition with a career-best 257.67, | | 15 |
| 1.31 points ahead of Plushenko, to secure the gold medal; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek has performed at the Olympics twice, | | 17 |
| in 2006 and 2010; he is the 2000 and 2007 U.S. Champion and the | | 18 |
| 2009 World Champion; he is a champion of the 2009 Grand Prix | | 19 |
| Final; he was the 2005 and 2007 Four Continents Champion, the | | 20 |
| 2009 Skate America Champion, and the 2006 Cup of China | | 21 |
| Champion; he is also the winner of numerous local skating | | 22 |
| championships throughout his 15-year career; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek was the winner of SKATING Magazine's | | 2 |
| 2009 Readers' Choice Skater of the Year Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek credits much of his success to the | | 4 |
| efforts of his dedicated coach, Frank Carroll; his talented | | 5 |
| choreographer, Lori Nichol; his loving parents and biggest | | 6 |
| supporters, Don and Tanya; and his siblings, Laura and | | 7 |
| Christina; and
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| WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek serves as a model of hard work, | | 9 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | | 10 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 12 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 13 |
| congratulate Evan Lysacek on the occasion of his gold medal | | 14 |
| victory and wish him continued success and happiness in the | | 15 |
| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 17 |
| presented to Evan Lysacek as a symbol of our esteem and | | 18 |
| respect.
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