Full Text of HR0904 96th General Assembly
HR0904 96TH 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 congratulate Illinois Secretary | 4 |
| of State Jesse White and the members of the Jesse White | 5 |
| Tumbling Team on the occasion of the team's 50th anniversary in | 6 |
| 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jesse White Tumbling Team has thrilled | 8 |
| audiences since December 8, 1959, when Illinois Secretary of | 9 |
| State Jesse White, the team's founder and coach, created the | 10 |
| team to provide a recreational, athletic, educational, and | 11 |
| cultural enrichment experience for young people throughout the | 12 |
| State; the team makes over 1,000 appearances each year; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jesse White Tumbling Team's acrobatic | 14 |
| performances can frequently be seen during half-time shows for | 15 |
| the National Basketball Association, the National Football | 16 |
| League, and Major League and Minor League Baseball games; the | 17 |
| team has appeared on numerous television programs, including | 18 |
| Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Good Morning | 19 |
| America, The Jenny Jones Show, the Mickey Mouse Club, and How'd | 20 |
| They Do That; to their credit, the team has appeared in 4 | 21 |
| movies and 25 commercials; the team entertains at business and | 22 |
| sporting events year-round, including colleges and | 23 |
| universities nationwide; the team also performed during the |
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| 52nd, 53rd, and 54th Presidential Inaugural Parades; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jesse White Tumbling Team has performed in 6 | 3 |
| countries outside of the United States of America and has an | 4 |
| international following; the team's fans can be found from | 5 |
| Tokyo, Japan, to Hong Kong, China, Bermuda, Jamaica, and | 6 |
| Canada; and
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| WHEREAS, A number of the Jesse White Tumblers, some of whom | 8 |
| are as young as 6 years old, are residents of Chicago's Henry | 9 |
| Horner housing development; other members of the team are | 10 |
| residents from 11 communities within the Chicago metropolitan | 11 |
| area; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, The Jesse White Tumbling Team was designed to be a | 13 |
| juvenile delinquency prevention program that helps youngsters | 14 |
| "grow tall and straight"; the members are required to abide by | 15 |
| Jesse White's strict rules, which include staying in school, | 16 |
| maintaining a "C" average in academic coursework, and staying | 17 |
| away from gangs and drugs; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to Jesse White's "tough love" approach and his | 19 |
| active involvement as coach, teacher, friend, mentor, | 20 |
| confidant, and surrogate father to the members, over 12,000 | 21 |
| young men and women have benefited from the program since the | 22 |
| team's inception; and |
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| WHEREAS, The Jesse White Tumbling Team will celebrate the | 2 |
| 50th anniversary of the creation of the team during a reception | 3 |
| and dinner on February 23, 2010 at the United Center in | 4 |
| Chicago; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| congratulate Jesse White and all the past and present members | 8 |
| of the Jesse White Tumbling Team on the occasion of the team's | 9 |
| 50th anniversary and thank Illinois Secretary of State Jesse | 10 |
| White for the creation of this
wonderful program, for putting | 11 |
| his heart and soul into it, and for the countless fans they | 12 |
| have entertained; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White as a | 15 |
| symbol of our esteem and respect.
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