Full Text of HR1206 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate John F. McDonough on being | 4 | | the inspiration for and the first recipient of the John F. | 5 | | McDonough Humanitarian Award, created by the Gala Committee of | 6 | | St. Juliana Parish; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, St. Juliana Parish includes 3,000 parishioners, a | 8 | | vibrant CCD program, an active alumni organization, and a | 9 | | school that recently earned the National Blue Ribbon for | 10 | | Excellence in Education; the parish created an award to honor | 11 | | those who have demonstrated significant leadership, moral | 12 | | integrity, spiritual commitment to Catholic values, and | 13 | | extraordinary leadership through charitable giving; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John McDonough graduated from St. Juliana School | 15 | | in 1967; after spending 24 years in many leadership positions | 16 | | with the Chicago Cubs, he joined the Chicago Blackhawks as | 17 | | President in 2007; he was named President and CEO in 2011; | 18 | | under his guidance, the Blackhawks revitalized the team's | 19 | | profile and re-energized its fan base; since he joined the | 20 | | organization, the team won Stanley Cup titles in 2010, 2013, | 21 | | and 2015; he always includes the Edison Park Community in his | 22 | | successes, as he has noted the neighborhood has made him the | 23 | | person he is today; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John McDonough is also a frequent lecturer at the | 2 | | University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business and at | 3 | | Northwestern University; he serves as a sustaining board member | 4 | | for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Illinois Board | 5 | | and sits on the Athletic Advisory Board of Saint Mary's | 6 | | University of Minnesota, the Special Olympics Illinois | 7 | | Foundation Board, the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation Board of | 8 | | Directors, the NHL Club Business Advisory Board, and the NHL | 9 | | Board of Governors; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | congratulate John F. McDonough on being the inspiration for and | 13 | | the first recipient of the St. Juliana Parish John F. McDonough | 14 | | Humanitarian Award; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to John McDonough as an expression of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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