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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are honored to congratulate Brian
Remedi on his | ||||||
| 4 | induction into the Bradley University Athletics Hall of Fame; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Brian Remedi was born on March 10, 1972 to Robert | ||||||
| 7 | and Cheryl Remedi; he graduated from Carl Sandburg High School | ||||||
| 8 | in Orland Park in 1990; while at Carl Sandburg, he was | ||||||
| 9 | All-Conference
and All-America in athletics; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Brian Remedi went on to attend Bradley University, | ||||||
| 11 | where he played for the soccer team
from 1990 to 1993, first as | ||||||
| 12 | a defender, and then as a midfielder; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Brian Remedi was awarded the Defensive Most | ||||||
| 14 | Valuable Player of the Year in 1991, Most Improved
Player as a | ||||||
| 15 | Senior, and at one point, he held the Bradley University record | ||||||
| 16 | for number of career starts
at 76; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, After receiving his bachelor's degree from | ||||||
| 18 | Bradley University, Brian Remedi worked as a graduate assistant | ||||||
| 19 | for Bradley University's soccer team while earning his master's | ||||||
| 20 | degree in English, serving first under soccer coach Jerry | ||||||
| 21 | Crabtree and then
under coach Jim DeRose; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, After serving Bradley University's soccer team as | ||||||
| 2 | a graduate assistant and earning his master's degree, Brian | ||||||
| 3 | Remedi took a
communications job with the United States Soccer | ||||||
| 4 | Federation (USSF); he later worked for the Federation | ||||||
| 5 | Internationale de
Football Association marketing staff in | ||||||
| 6 | Switzerland; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In the Fall of 2009, Brian Remedi returned to the | ||||||
| 8 | USSF as its Chief Administrative Officer; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Brian Remedi's kind and humble heart helped make | ||||||
| 10 | him a leader on and off the field and throughout
his career; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Brian Remedi married Kathleen Blanchfield on | ||||||
| 13 | April 22, 2005, and together they have 2
children, Liam and | ||||||
| 14 | Brendan; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | congratulate Brian Remedi on this well-deserved recognition of | ||||||
| 18 | his athletic
accomplishments and contributions to the sport of | ||||||
| 19 | soccer; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to Brian Remedi as an expression of our
esteem and | ||||||
| 2 | respect.
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