HR0061 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Coach Steve Riederer has been named to the Plainfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame; he has been a coach for track and field and cross country since 1977; and

WHEREAS, Coach Riederer is the longest tenured coach in District 202 history, and the first active coach to be inducted into the Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, Steve Riederer is a 1969 graduate of Lincoln High School in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; he played basketball, ran cross country, and track and field during his high school career; and

WHEREAS, He earned a Bachelor's degree in physical education at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, where he ran cross country and track; he became team captain his senior year and competed in the NAIA national cross country meet in Liberty, Missouri; during his senior year he was joined on the team by his brothers, Bill and Greg; and

WHEREAS, Steve Riederer began his teaching career at Sandwich, coaching cross country and basketball; and

WHEREAS, In 1977 Steve Riederer became assistant boys track and field coach while teaching at Crystal Lewis Elementary School in Crest Hill; in 1980 he became coach of the cross country program; and

WHEREAS, Coach Riederer has coached individual State qualifiers nine times and two all-State runners; he won regional championships in 2000 and 2001; during his coaching tenure Plainfield Central High School has won six girls conference titles; a total of 17 girls teams and 13 boys teams have advanced to the sectional level under his leadership; and

WHEREAS, Steve Riederer and his wife, Celie, live in Yorkville with their son, Tyler; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Coach Steve Riederer on being named to the Plainfield Central High School Athletic Hall of Fame; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Coach Steve Riederer as a symbol of our respect.