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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Bill Foster was recently inducted into the
3 Springfield Sports Hall of Fame as a Friend of Sport; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Mr. Foster is a 1966 Springfield High graduate and
5 has been involved with the LPGA State Farm Classic since 1979;
6 he has served on the LPGA State Farm Classic board since 1985
7 and on the executive committee since 1987; he has served as
8 tournament chairman, vice president of the board of directors,
9 president of the board of directors, and chairman of the board
10 of directors; from 1996 until 2001, he served on the LPGA
11 Tournament Sponsors Association in various capacities; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He has been on the board of the Springfield Sports
13 Hall of Fame since 1993; he was a founding member of the
14 Capital Area Sports Commission and served as a member of the
15 Springfield Park District board of trustees from 1979 to 1983;
16 he was assistant treasurer of the Illinois Association of Park
17 Districts from 1979 to 1983 and was a youth coach in basketball
18 and soccer for 10 years; and
 
19     WHEREAS, From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Foster served as official
20 scorer for SHG girls basketball and volleyball; he also was
21 involved in fast-pitch softball, as a player and coach, and
22 recreational league basketball; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we congratulate Bill Foster on being inducted into the
26 Springfield Sports Hall of Fame as a Friend of Sport; and be it
27 further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Mr. Foster as an expression of our esteem.