Full Text of SR0385 96th General Assembly
SR0385 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Robert Hambric of Chicago, who passed | 4 |
| away on August 21, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Hambric grew up on the South Side of Chicago; | 6 |
| he played basketball at Parker (now Robeson) High School, where | 7 |
| he graduated in 1958; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Hambric went on to LeMoyne-Owen College in | 9 |
| Memphis, Tennessee, where he was the captain of the basketball | 10 |
| team and an honors student; he earned his degree in elementary | 11 |
| education from the school in 1964; he later earned dual | 12 |
| master's degrees in guidance counseling and urban studies from | 13 |
| Northeastern University; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Hambric was employed at Herny Horner Homes and | 15 |
| coached at a YMCA before taking over the freshman-sophomore | 16 |
| teams at Simeon in 1974, presiding over a string of winning | 17 |
| squads; after becoming Simeon's varsity coach in 1980, he | 18 |
| continued his string of victories until his retirement in 2004; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure as Simeon's coach, Bob | 21 |
| Hambric produced disciplined teams whose controlled offensive |
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| schemes broke with the city's tradition of breakneck, | 2 |
| playground-style play and fundamentally sound players; and
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| WHEREAS, During his brilliant 24-year career, Bob Hambric | 4 |
| coached Simeon to a phenomenal 551-145 record and produced a | 5 |
| State championship team in 1984; he won 20 or more games in 19 | 6 |
| of his first 20 seasons; in 1998, he was inducted into the | 7 |
| Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Hambric taught his players the importance of | 9 |
| assists - on and off the court - through strong values which | 10 |
| encouraged global citizenship; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Hambric utilized a strict discipline combined | 12 |
| with an ear of compassion for his players in order to share an | 13 |
| honest assessment of Chicago youth; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Bob Hambric is survived by his son, Robert M. | 15 |
| Hambric Jr.; his daughter, Robyn Hambric; his brother, Arthur; | 16 |
| his 3 nieces; and his long-time companion, Stacy Bonner; | 17 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 19 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 20 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Robert Hambric; and be | 21 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Robert Hambric as an expression of | 3 |
| our sympathy.
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