Full Text of HR0259 96th General Assembly
HR0259 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 |
| Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate | 4 |
| the members of the Jesse White Tumbling Team on the occasion of | 5 |
| the team's 50th anniversary in 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, The internationally-known Jesse White Tumbling | 7 |
| Team has thrilled audiences since September 26, 1959, when | 8 |
| Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, the team's founder and | 9 |
| coach, created the team to provide a recreational, athletic, | 10 |
| educational, and cultural enrichment experience for the team | 11 |
| members; the team makes over 1,000 appearances each year; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jesse White Tumbling Team's acrobatic | 13 |
| performances can frequently be seen during half-time shows for | 14 |
| the National Basketball Association, the National Football | 15 |
| League, and Major League Baseball games; the team entertains at | 16 |
| business and sporting events year-round, including colleges | 17 |
| and universities nationwide; the team also performed during the | 18 |
| 52nd and 53rd Presidential Inaugural Parades; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jesse White Tumbling Team has an international | 20 |
| following as well; the team's fans can be found from Tokyo, | 21 |
| Japan, to Hong Kong, China, Bermuda, Jamaica, and Canada; and
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| WHEREAS, A number of the Jesse White Tumblers, some of | 2 |
| which are as young as 6 years old, are residents of Chicago's | 3 |
| Cabrini Green and Henry Horner housing developments, with other | 4 |
| members being residents from 10 communities within the Chicago | 5 |
| metropolitan area; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, The Jesse White Tumbling Team was designed to be a | 7 |
| juvenile delinquency prevention program that helps youngsters | 8 |
| "grow tall and straight"; the members are required to abide by | 9 |
| Jesse White's strict rules, which include staying in school, | 10 |
| maintaining a "C" average in academic coursework, and staying | 11 |
| away from gangs and drugs; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to Jesse White's "tough love" approach and his | 13 |
| active involvement as coach, teacher, friend, mentor, | 14 |
| confidant, and surrogate father to the members, over 10,000 | 15 |
| young men and women have benefited from the program since the | 16 |
| team's inception; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate the members of the Jesse White Tumbling Team on | 20 |
| the occasion of the team's 50th anniversary and wish them | 21 |
| continued success and happiness in their future endeavors; and | 22 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Secretary of State Jesse White as a symbol of our | 3 |
| esteem and respect.
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