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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 Jim Bain on his |
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| retirement as a referee with the National Collegiate Athletic |
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| Association (NCAA) and Missouri Valley Conference; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bain graduated from Granite City High School |
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| in 1951 and attended Shurteleff College in Alton from 1953 to |
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| 1956; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bain is retired as Vice-President of Central |
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| National Bank of Mattoon; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bain has always been involved in sports, |
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| whether playing professional baseball with the New York Yankees |
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| Class Farm Club in 1951 and 1952, officiating at the 1972 |
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| Olympics held in Munich, Germany, or officiating at four NCAA |
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| Final Four games; and
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| WHEREAS, Jim Bain officiated at NCAA basketball games from |
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| 1958 to 1991 in the Big 10, Big 8, Missouri Valley, and Metro |
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| Conferences; since 1991 he has been the Coordinator of Men's |
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| Basketball Referees in the Missouri Valley Conference; and
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| WHEREAS, Through the years, Jim Bain has successfully |