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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are proud to recognize the accomplishments of |
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| citizens of the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, |
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| Canada, Shani Davis won the gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter |
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| speed skating event, becoming the first speed skater to become |
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| a repeat Olympic 1,000-meter champion; and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis is the first African-American man to |
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| win a gold medal in Winter Olympic history; and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis was born on August 13, 1982, in |
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| Chicago to Cherie Davis; he began his remarkable career at the |
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| age of 2, when his mother took him roller skating at a |
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| neighborhood rink; and
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| WHEREAS, At the age of 6, Shani Davis and his mother made |
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| the long trek north from their home on the south side of |
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| Chicago to the Robert Crown Community Center in Evanston and |
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| the Evanston Speedskating Club to sharpen his skating skills; |
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| at the age of 10, Shani and his mother moved to the Rogers Park |
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| neighborhood of Chicago so that he could be closer to the rink; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis' success is a testament to community |
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| support and the unwavering motivation and sacrifice of his |
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| mother, Cherie Davis; and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis set the world record in the men's |
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| 1,500-meter speed skating event on December 11, 2009 at the |
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| Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating competition in Salt Lake |
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| City, Utah; and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis has a distinguished speed skating |
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| record; he is a 2-time gold medal Olympic champion in the |
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| 1,000-meter speed skating event; he is a 2-time silver medal |
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| Olympic champion in the 1,500-meter speed skating event; he has |
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| set the world record in the 1,000-meter and 1,500-meter speed |
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| skating events on 4 separate occasions; he has also won the |
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| Overall World Cup Title in the 1,000-meter and 1,500-meter |
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| events for 3 consecutive years in a row; 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 Shani Davis for his gold medal victory at the 2010 |
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| Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada and honor him for |
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| achieving the greatest athletic achievement while shattering |
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| records and crossing racial divides; and be it further
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