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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 Jonathan Kuck on |
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| the occasion of his silver medal victory in the team pursuit |
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| speed skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in |
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| Vancouver, Canada; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan Kuck was born on March 14, 1990, in |
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| Urbana; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan Kuck graduated from University |
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| Laboratory High School in Urbana in 2007; he is currently |
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| attending the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana, |
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| where he is majoring in engineering physics with a minor in |
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| computer science; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan Kuck began skating at the age of 10; he |
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| did not take the sport seriously until the age of 13, when he |
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| started skating at the Ice Arena on the University of Illinois |
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| campus; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan Kuck has enjoyed great success in speed |
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| skating; he was the 2008 and 2009 U.S. Junior Speedskating |
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| Champion and took 2nd place overall at the 2009 World Junior |
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| Speedskating Championships; he competed in the 1000m, 1500m, |
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| and the 5/10,000m in World Cup events during the 2009-10 |
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| season; he then qualified to skate for the U.S. speed skating |
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| team in the 10,000 meter race and the team pursuit in the 2010 |
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| Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan Kuck made a stellar performance during |
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| the 2010 Winter Olympics; he placed 8th in the 10,000 meter |
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| event and set the highest American finish with a time of |
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| 13:31.78; Jonathan and his teammates, Chad Hedrick, Brian |
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| Hansen, and Trevor Marsicono, went on to beat the Netherlands |
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| team in the team pursuit semi-final; the team then lost to |
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| Canada and won the silver medal in the event; and
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| WHEREAS, Jonathan Kuck serves as a model of hard work, |
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| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of |
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| Illinois; 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 Jonathan Kuck on the occasion of his victory and |
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| wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Jonathan Kuck as a symbol of our esteem and |
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| respect.
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