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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jim Cartwright on
4 being inducted into the National Wrestling Federation Hall of
5 Fame; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Jim Cartwright is a 1969 graduate of East Leyden
7 High School in Franklin Park, where he was a successful member
8 of the wrestling team; and
 
9     WHEREAS, After graduation, he began a solid wrestling
10 career at Illinois State University; after his college
11 graduation he became a teacher and wrestling coach at Conant
12 High School in Hoffman Estates; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Jim Cartwright enjoyed twenty-five years as Head
14 Coach; his teams had 425 dual meet victories and seventeen
15 Mid-Suburban League championships; his teams captured fifteen
16 regional titles, five sectional titles, three State runner-up
17 trophies, and were ranked nationally several times; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Jim Cartwright coached eighty-three State
19 qualifiers and thirty-two State place winners, eight of whom
20 became State champions; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Jim Cartwright was also involved with the Illinois
2 Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association; he was inducted
3 into the Hall of Fame and served both as president and
4 treasurer at different times; he has been a member of the
5 Freestyle National Wrestling coaching staff seventeen times,
6 serving ten times as head coach; he has also hosted
7 developmental camps and clinics for both freestyle and
8 Greco-Roman wrestling for the past thirty-two years;
9 therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12 congratulate Jim Cartwright and wish him the best in his future
13 endeavors; and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Jim Cartwright as a symbol of our respect.