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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are 
3pleased to congratulate Nick Cozzi on the occasion of his first 
4Tour de Cure bike ride; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Nick Cozzi was born April 4, 1993, in Joliet, and 
6is a resident of Plainfield; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, On March 15, 2013, Nick Cozzi marked the third 
8year of his diagnosis with type 1 diabetes; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, One in 10 Americans are diagnosed with type 1 
10diabetes; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Nick Cozzi has overcome the challenges of type 1 
12diabetes and is now a happy, independent 20-year-old college 
13student; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Nick Cozzi has formed a team for the annual Tour 
15de Cure called the Red CUREsaders to raise funding for diabetes 
16awareness and to fund research to find a cure for diabetes; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Nick Cozzi has not only demonstrated how to be a 
18survivor of type 1 diabetes, but has demonstrated to his 
19community how to thrive and push their limits; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Nick Cozzi, along with his teammate, Dana Grant, 
2and their fathers, Mark Cozzi and Steve Grant, will ride the 
330-mile race on May 26, 2013 along Chicago's Lake Shore Drive; 
4therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
7we congratulate Nick Cozzi on the occasion of his participation 
8in his first Tour de Cure; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That we congratulate Nick Cozzi on what he calls 
10the "the ride of my life" and admire him for training so hard 
11to ride the 30-mile tour in order to raise funding for diabetes 
12research and to help find a cure for diabetes; and be it 
13further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to Nick Cozzi as a symbol of our esteem and respect.