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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Talia Halvorsen on the | ||||||
| 4 | successful conclusion of her Olympic boxing career; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, From her home base in Harwood Heights, Talia | ||||||
| 6 | Halvorsen, born on November 9, 2005, started her journey as a | ||||||
| 7 | sister of Thomas Halvorsen, Shayna Halvorsen, Jon Halvorsen, | ||||||
| 8 | and Mayah Halvorsen; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Early in life, Talia Halvorsen was able to | ||||||
| 10 | observe and to learn about several of the cultures of | ||||||
| 11 | rules-based personal combat, as her brother, Thomas, was a | ||||||
| 12 | boxer and her brother, Jon, became a varsity wrestler at | ||||||
| 13 | Northwestern University; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, At Gregory Boxing in nearby Des Plaines, Talia | ||||||
| 15 | Halvorsen became conditioned into the lore and realities of | ||||||
| 16 | boxing, which is a complete way of life; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, As a boxer, Talia Halvorsen rose to the USA | ||||||
| 18 | Boxing National Championships and was named USA Boxing Youth | ||||||
| 19 | National Champion in 2021, 2022, and 2023; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Talia Halvorsen is a two-time National Silver | ||||||
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| 1 | Glove Champion and was invited to the U.S. Olympic and | ||||||
| 2 | Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado to | ||||||
| 3 | compete with the members of Boxing Team USA; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, As an 18-year-old and at the climax of her | ||||||
| 5 | Olympic boxing career, Talia Halvorsen made the U.S. Olympic | ||||||
| 6 | trials for the Summer Games of 2024; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Talia Halvorsen has moved to the next phase of | ||||||
| 8 | her boxing life by going pro, meeting an opponent in her first | ||||||
| 9 | pro match on April 19, 2025; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, This first match was a short one, with Talia | ||||||
| 11 | Halvorsen stopping her opponent in the first 64 seconds; after | ||||||
| 12 | celebrating her KO victory, she made plans to go to her second | ||||||
| 13 | pro bout to be held in July 2025; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Throughout her boxing life and, now, her boxing | ||||||
| 15 | career, Talia Halvorsen has been supported by her | ||||||
| 16 | small-business owner parents, electrical contractor Tom | ||||||
| 17 | Halvorsen (Chicagoland Electric) and cosmetologist Jen Pierce | ||||||
| 18 | (Colours Hair Salon); and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, A discussion of Talia Halvorsen, boxer, would not | ||||||
| 20 | be complete without mentioning coaches Jason Brandstetter and | ||||||
| 21 | Wayne Gregory of Gregory Boxing; there is no world of boxing, | ||||||
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| 1 | for any young person, without guides to that world with the | ||||||
| 2 | knowledge of what it actually is; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, The amazing success of boxer Talia Halvorsen is a | ||||||
| 4 | family story, marked by the support shown to her by the persons | ||||||
| 5 | who are closest to her; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 7 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we congratulate Talia Halvorsen on the successful conclusion | ||||||
| 9 | of her Olympic boxing career, and we wish her the greatest | ||||||
| 10 | possible success in her future boxing life and career as a | ||||||
| 11 | professional; and be it further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to Talia Halvorsen as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 14 | esteem. | ||||||