Full Text of HR1253 95th General Assembly
HR1253 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Walt Jocketty, former | 4 |
| General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, for | 5 |
| his many years of dedication to the team; and
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| WHEREAS, Walt Jocketty was named the Vice | 7 |
| President/General Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on October | 8 |
| 14, 1994; in November of 2000 he was promoted to Senior Vice | 9 |
| President; he was with the Cardinals until late 2007; he | 10 |
| accepted a position as Special Advisor to the Cincinnati Reds | 11 |
| in January of 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, He was named General Manager of the Cincinnati | 13 |
| Reds on April 23, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, During his time with St. Louis, he saw the team | 15 |
| compile seven National League Division Championships, two | 16 |
| National League Championships, and one World Series | 17 |
| Championship; the Cardinals had seven straight winning seasons | 18 |
| during Mr. Jocketty's time with them, including 100 plus | 19 |
| winning seasons 2004 and 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Walt Jocketty was named the Executive of the Year | 21 |
| in Major League Baseball in 2000 and 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, He was responsible for bringing current Manager | 2 |
| Tony LaRussa, home-run sensation Mark McGwire, and current | 3 |
| baseball stars Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Rick Ankiel, Chris | 4 |
| Carpenter, and many others into the organization; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Prior to his time with the Cardinals, he worked at | 6 |
| different times for both the Colorado Rockies and the Oakland | 7 |
| A's; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| honor Walt Jocketty for his time with the St. Louis Cardinals | 11 |
| and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Walt Jocketty as a symbol of our respect.
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