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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the celebration of the "Roast |
| 4 | | and Toast" of Coach John "The Dean" Snyder; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Coach Snyder graduated from Cornell High School; |
| 6 | | he served in the United States Marine Corps and earned his |
| 7 | | degree in education from Illinois State University in Normal; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Coach Snyder served 39 years as the Central |
| 10 | | Catholic High School Saints' basketball coach from 1958 to |
| 11 | | 1997; he also coached at Trinity High School; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Coach Snyder coached over 1,000 games; he has an |
| 13 | | overall winning record over than 500 wins; he took his teams to |
| 14 | | 16 Regional Championships and Class A Tournament berths in |
| 15 | | 1973, 1976, and 1979; he is the winningest basketball coach |
| 16 | | with a regional competition record of 59 and 23; and |
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In addition to coaching basketball, Coach Snyder |
| 18 | | has served as athletic director and coached baseball and |
| 19 | | football; during the 1965-66
school year, he coached all three |
| 20 | | sports; and |