HR0221 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate John Stanczykiewicz on his 400th win as the Head Coach of the Warren Township High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team; and

WHEREAS, John Stanczykiewicz has coached high school basketball for 36 years, 22 years as the head varsity coach; he has six North Suburban Conference championships and eight regional titles; and

WHEREAS, John Stanczykiewicz led Warren Township High School to the Elite Eight in 2005, its furthest state tournament advancement in program history; over 25 of his players have continued to play in college, and he has coached two athletes who became Olympians; and

WHEREAS, John Stanczykiewicz was inducted in the Illinois Coaches Hall of Fame in 2020; and

WHEREAS, John Stanczykiewicz's first coaching job was in his church league, coaching grade schoolers; he kept working basketball camps and coaching grammar school and church league teams, and, then when he graduated from DePaul University, he did his student-teaching at Gordon Tech; and

WHEREAS, John Stanczykiewicz has a deep love for the game of basketball; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate John Stanczykiewicz on his 400th win as the Head Coach of the Warren Township High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to John Stanczykiewicz as a symbol of our respect and esteem.