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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Jack Allen Tosh of Elmhurst, who passed 
4away on February 11, 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jack Tosh was born in Los Angeles, California; he 
6grew up in Decatur and played basketball, football, and 
7baseball at Decatur High School; he was courted by the Chicago 
8Cubs but decided to attend college; he earned an education 
9degree from Northwestern University, where he played 
10basketball and was captain of the baseball team; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, After 2 years in the Marines, Jack Tosh began 
12teaching at Evanston Township High School and coached several 
13sports; he received a master's degree in education 
14administration from Northwestern and then joined DeKalb High 
15School in 1968; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Jack Tosh coached high school boys basketball in 
17DeKalb and as head coach took the team to a 4th-place finish in 
18the State tournament; he was athletic director for many years 
19at York High School in Elmhurst, beginning in the mid-1970s; 
20after his retirement from York H.S. in 1990, the school named 
21its holiday basketball tournament in his honor; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, In 1989, Jack Tosh was inducted into the Illinois 
2Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and in 2001, the Illinois 
3Basketball Coaches Association, which was co-founded by him, 
4awarded him the Tom "Buzzy" O'Connor award; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jack Tosh is survived by his wife of 59 years, 
6Benette "Bee"; his children, Stephen (Diane) Tosh, Lisa (Clay) 
7Parcells, and Linda Tosh; his grandchildren, Brett (Diana), 
8Lauren (Jason), Courtney, Sarah, Nicholas, Logan, and Katrina; 
9his brother, David (Dina) Tosh; and his pets, Seven and Addy; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Jack Tosh, and we extend our sincere condolences to his family, 
14friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Jack Tosh as an expression of our 
17deepest sympathy.