Full Text of SR1316 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of cross country coach Joe Newton, who | 4 | | passed away on December 9, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joe Newton was born in Chicago to Joseph Robinson | 6 | | Newton Jr. and Blanche Hazzard on April 13, 1929; he graduated | 7 | | from Parker High School on Chicago's South Side in 1947; he | 8 | | attended Northwestern University on a track scholarship and | 9 | | earned his bachelor's degree; he stayed at Northwestern for a | 10 | | fifth year to complete his master's degree; he was drafted into | 11 | | the United States Army in 1952 and served until 1954; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Joe Newton began his career as a physical | 13 | | education teacher at York High School in 1956; he assisted with | 14 | | the track team before being named head cross country and track | 15 | | coach in 1960; he won his first state cross country title in | 16 | | 1962; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joe Newton created a running culture at York and | 18 | | in the Elmhurst community; this culture was known as "The Long | 19 | | Green Line," which was also the title of a 2008 documentary | 20 | | film based on the team; he was the first high school coach to | 21 | | be named to an Olympic coaching staff, and he was in charge of | 22 | | the marathon runners at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joe Newton moved to Arizona with his wife, Joan, | 2 | | in the summer of 2000; he continued to return to Illinois each | 3 | | August to begin a new cross-country season; he wrote four books | 4 | | on running and was named Coach of the Year 20 times by the | 5 | | Illinois Coaches Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Joe Newton retired in 2016 after leading York to | 7 | | 28 state cross-country titles, 12 runner-up trophies, and four | 8 | | awards for third place; he earned 44 podium finishes in 57 | 9 | | seasons, along with the state title for track in 2000; he | 10 | | attributed his success to a strong and caring coach-athlete | 11 | | relationship; he created enduring and endearing nicknames for | 12 | | each of his students and athletes; he rejoiced in the successes | 13 | | of his runners and shook each team member's hand after every | 14 | | practice; he believed the most important aspect of coaching was | 15 | | his relationship with his athletes; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Joe Newton was survived | 17 | | by his wife, Joan Christine Newton, who has since passed away; | 18 | | his daughter, Cindy L. Carbaugh (Richard); his sons, Thomas J. | 19 | | Newton and John M. Newton; and his grandchildren, Caitlin L. | 20 | | Pfaff, Kyle D. Pfaff (Allison), Julia R. Newton, and Lauren | 21 | | Newton; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Joe Newton and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 3 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Joe Newton as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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