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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jim Bain on his
4 retirement as a referee with the National Collegiate Athletic
5 Association (NCAA) and Missouri Valley Conference; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Jim Bain graduated from Granite City High School
7 in 1951 and attended Shurteleff College in Alton from 1953 to
8 1956; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Jim Bain is retired as Vice-President of Central
10 National Bank of Mattoon; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Jim Bain has always been involved in sports,
12 whether playing professional baseball with the New York Yankees
13 Class Farm Club in 1951 and 1952, officiating at the 1972
14 Olympics held in Munich, Germany, or officiating at four NCAA
15 Final Four games; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Jim Bain officiated at NCAA basketball games from
17 1958 to 1991 in the Big 10, Big 8, Missouri Valley, and Metro
18 Conferences; since 1991 he has been the Coordinator of Men's
19 Basketball Referees in the Missouri Valley Conference; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Through the years, Jim Bain has successfully

 

 

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1 mentored many officials in the NCAA and will be missed for his
2 leadership and officiating skills; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 congratulate Jim Bain and wish him the best in all his future
6 endeavors; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Jim Bain as a symbol of our respect and esteem.