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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Mount Vernon Township High School (MVTHS)
3 Sports Hall of Fame will hold its inaugural banquet on February
4 5, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The banquet kicks off the Centennial Year
6 Celebration at MVTHS; other events are slated for the school
7 this spring and the celebration concludes with an all-class
8 reunion in June; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Sports Hall of Fame was started during the
10 summer of 2004 as a partnership between MVTHS and the Mount
11 Vernon Register-News; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Register-News managing editor Jeremy Hall served
13 as chairman of the Steering Committee, a group that also
14 included MVTHS Athletic Director Doug Creel, Fred Deichman,
15 Alan Estes, David Farley, Jeff Haarmann, Kevin Martin, Scott
16 Tickner, and Rob Wielt; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The Steering Committee appointed a Selection
18 Committee, and a group of six individuals and two teams were
19 chosen to comprise the inaugural class; the 2005 inductees into
20 the MVTHS Sports Hall of Fame are: Coach Stanley Changnon, Max
21 Hooper, Walt Moore, Walt Kirk, Jr., Kent Williams, and Albert
22 Avant; the teams are the 1949-50 and 1953-54 boys basketball
23 teams; and
 
24     WHEREAS, The MVTHS Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony
25 pays tribute to the individuals and teams who have
26 distinguished themselves by excellence in performance and
27 achievement; it also recognizes the importance of sports and
28 the significant contributions of coaches, athletes, and teams
29 to our culture; the inspiration they give to their community of
30 fans is inestimable; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Mike Bevis of Lipps Construction constructed a new
2 spotlighted trophy case that will house the MVTHS Sports Hall
3 of Fame in the entrance to Changnon Gymnasium; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Local banks and individuals have donated money to
5 pay for plaques and lettermen's jackets for those elected into
6 the Hall; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we honor the 2005 MVTHS Sports Hall of Fame inductees and
10 extend our sincere congratulations to these outstanding
11 individuals and teams; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the MVTHS Sports Hall of Fame as an expression of
14 our esteem.