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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Eight years ago, Springfield began hosting the 
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world championship of wiffle ball; and
 

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    WHEREAS, The original co-founders, Speaker Madigan's Chief 
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Issues Operative Mike Thomson and Labor Representative Sean 
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Stott, along with their wives, have hosted this tournament in 
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Springfield at Stott International Backyard Park for the last 
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eight years; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Teams of Stott/Thomson were able to win the 
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tournament in the early days over a small and weak field of 
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contestants; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Recent tournaments have increased in size 
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including two young athletic dynamos who joined forces to begin 
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a new wiffle ball dynasty; and
 

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    WHEREAS, In 2002, current House Republican staffer Beth 
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Bear and former House Republican staffer Ed Peck brought the 
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honor of athletic glory and a World Championship to the common 
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folk of the State of Illinois; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Beth Bear and Ed Peck, to no shock of the sporting 
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world, demonstrated superior talent and athletic prowess in 
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winning the title again this past weekend; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Beth Bear and Ed Peck are now two time Wiffle Ball 
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World Champions, having won 2 of the last 3 world 
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championships; and
 

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    WHEREAS, This indomitable force has reached the summit of 
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athletic glory and has been coined by ESPN as a "dynasty" and 
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one of the top 25 teams of all time, ranking with the likes of 
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the Chicago Bulls and New York Yankees; and
 

 


 






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    WHEREAS, It is doubtful that teams of Stott/Thomson will 
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ever again reach the pinnacle of the sport; therefore, be it
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that, 
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along with the citizens of the great State of Illinois, we 
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congratulate Beth Bear and Ed Peck on their accomplishments and 
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their contribution to wiffle ball in particular and athletics 
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in general as witnessed by their two, and counting, Backyard 
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Wiffle Ball Classic Championships; and be it further
 

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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Beth Bear and Ed Peck as an expression of our 
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respect and esteem.