Full Text of HR1325 96th General Assembly
HR1325 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Since 1952, the Chicago Blackhawks, a member of | 3 |
| the "Original Six" teams of the National Hockey League, have | 4 |
| played for almost half a century under the executive leadership | 5 |
| of Arthur Wirtz and his son, William "Bill" Wirtz, patriarchs | 6 |
| of Illinois professional sports; and
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| WHEREAS, In October 2007, Arthur Wirtz's grandson, William | 8 |
| Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, took over executive leadership of the | 9 |
| Chicago Blackhawks, a team already graced with the presence of | 10 |
| Dustin Byfuglien, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, | 11 |
| future team captain Jonathan Toews, and many other future stars | 12 |
| and superstars of professional hockey; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon the base provided by these future superstars, | 14 |
| Rocky Wirtz has achieved one of the most dramatic achievements | 15 |
| of executive leadership in the history of the National Hockey | 16 |
| League; in November of 2007 he hired John McDonough as team | 17 |
| president of the Chicago Blackhawks; in of October 2008 he | 18 |
| hired Joe Quenneville as head coach; and in July of 2009 he | 19 |
| hired Stan Bowman as general manager; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 9, 2010, Rocky Wirtz's Chicago Blackhawks | 21 |
| team, under the executive leadership of team president John | 22 |
| McDonough and general manager Stan Bowman, and the field |
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| leadership of head coach Joel Quenneville and team captain | 2 |
| Jonathan Toews, won their fourth Stanley Cup, the supreme | 3 |
| trophy of professional ice hockey; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| honor the sports ownership and executive leadership of William | 7 |
| Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks | 8 |
| franchise, upon the hoisting by the Blackhawks of the 2009-10 | 9 |
| Stanley Cup in acknowledgement of their position as the | 10 |
| champions of North American ice hockey; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we honor the entire Wirtz family, starting | 12 |
| with patriarch Arthur Wirtz, for their roles as owners in | 13 |
| Chicago professional sports, leaders of the Illinois business | 14 |
| community, and anchors and developers of Chicago's West Side; | 15 |
| and be it further | 16 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to William Rockwell "Rocky" Wirtz as a token of our | 18 |
| appreciation for the leadership role of the Wirtz family, and | 19 |
| for the performance of excellence demonstrated by the Chicago | 20 |
| Blackhawks in 2010.
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