Full Text of HR0638 93rd General Assembly
HR0638 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize citizens of the | 4 |
| State who have accomplished much; and
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| WHEREAS, George Henry Stanton Jr. was the second child born | 6 |
| to Veola (married Ross Dreher) and George H. Stanton; he | 7 |
| attended Gillespie Elementary and Calumet High School, and | 8 |
| graduated from Harlan High School; he received a Bachelor of | 9 |
| Arts degree from Chicago Teachers College and a Master of | 10 |
| Education degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago; | 11 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stanton taught physical education for many | 13 |
| years at several locations, including Whitney Young Magnet | 14 |
| High, Metcalfe Magnet Elementary, John Hope Middle, Mt. Vernon | 15 |
| Elementary, and Altgeld Elementary; he currently serves as a | 16 |
| sports administrator for the Chicago Public Schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stanton coached at several schools; at Whitney | 18 |
| Young, his career record was 236 wins and 90 losses; in 1998, | 19 |
| his team had a record of 30 wins and one loss, was the State | 20 |
| champion, and was ranked number two in the nation; in 1997, his | 21 |
| team had a record of 30 wins and 2 losses, was the city | 22 |
| champion, and was ranked number eight in the nation; in 1996, | 23 |
| 1994, 1993, 1991, and 1989, the team was a city | 24 |
| quarterfinalist; when he coached freshmen and sophomores at | 25 |
| Simeon High, his career record was 181 wins and 21 losses; in | 26 |
| 1987, 1986, and 1985, his Simeon team was city champion and in | 27 |
| 1984 and 1982, it was city champion runner-up; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stanton has received many awards during his | 29 |
| coaching/teaching career; in 1999, he was inducted into the | 30 |
| Chicago Public League Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame; in 1998, | 31 |
| he was named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association State |
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| Coach of the Year, and in 1997, he was named District Coach of | 2 |
| the Year by the same organization; in 1987, he was the Kate | 3 |
| Maremont Dedicated Teacher of the Year; the Chicago Public | 4 |
| League Basketball Coaches Association chose him as Coach of the | 5 |
| Year for 1998, 1997, 1987, 1986, and 1985; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stanton is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi | 7 |
| Fraternity, the Chicago Area Alliance of Black School | 8 |
| Administrators, the Chicago Public League Basketball Coaches | 9 |
| Association, and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association; | 10 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate George Henry Stanton Jr. on the many | 14 |
| accomplishments he has achieved; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Mr. Stanton as an expression of our respect and | 17 |
| esteem.
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