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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Coach Gene |
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| Pingatore of St. Joseph High School in Westchester on winning |
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| his 827th basketball game, surpassing the previous State |
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| record; and
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| WHEREAS, On January 16, 2009, he won his 827th game as his |
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| St. Joseph Chargers defeated the Carmel Corsairs 49-26 in |
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| Mundelein; and
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| WHEREAS, The St. Joseph victory gave Coach Pingatore his |
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| 827th career victory, passing Peoria Manual's Dick Van Scyoc to |
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| become the number one all-time winningest among Illinois high |
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| school boys basketball coaches; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach Pingatore has coached at St. Joseph High |
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| School for over 40 years; his team's have finished fourth, |
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| third, second, and in 1999 won the Class AA Boys Basketball
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| Championship; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Coach Pingatore and wish him the best in the |
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| future; and be it further
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