Full Text of HR0404 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Matthew Eugene Thery of | 4 | | Sesser on being elected as Illinois' 70th Youth Governor; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Thery is the first governor to be elected | 6 | | from Southern Illinois since 2005; he will receive a chance to | 7 | | act as governor for a day and visit Washington D.C. with his | 8 | | fellow Youth Governors from around the country; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Thery was welcomed home after his victory | 10 | | with a parade; during his campaign, he participated in debates, | 11 | | press conferences, and primaries before the final competition | 12 | | against three Chicago-area students; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Thery received nearly 1,200 votes from | 14 | | student delegates; he appreciates all that his Sesser-Valier | 15 | | classmates did for his campaign and has stated that "it hasn't | 16 | | quite sunk in yet, because going into this, nobody expected for | 17 | | me to come out on top. This goes to show that hard work can get | 18 | | you places."; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Thery is a junior at Sesser-Valier High | 20 | | School and has been involved in nearly every extra-curricular | 21 | | activity offered at his school; he also stays active in his |
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| 1 | | community; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Thery is a multi-sport athlete with a | 3 | | passion for baseball; he enjoys riding motorcycles, lifting, | 4 | | and shooting guns; he is also involved with the football team, | 5 | | the track team, and the basketball team; he is active with the | 6 | | Future Farmers of America, the Outdoorsmen Club, the National | 7 | | Honor Society, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; he is | 8 | | a member of the school band and the math team; he also takes | 9 | | part in the Scholar Bowl and is an active member of the student | 10 | | council; he shows his school spirit as a member of the Spirit | 11 | | Club; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Thery also works for Acosta Construction | 13 | | and gives back to his community by doing volunteer work with | 14 | | the 4H Youth Volunteer Program and the Sesser Little League; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, While Matthew Thery remains busy with his | 17 | | extra-curricular activities, he has also been able to achieve | 18 | | high academic success; he was placed on the honor roll at his | 19 | | high school and tied for valedictorian in his class with a 4.0 | 20 | | GPA; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Thery has been interested in politics from | 22 | | a young age and enjoys debates; he plans to serve in the U.S. |
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| 1 | | Air Force after completing the Air Force Reserve Officer | 2 | | Training Corps program in college; he hopes to remain involved | 3 | | in state and local politics in the future; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Matthew Eugene Thery on being elected as | 7 | | Illinois' 70th Youth Governor and hope that his success will | 8 | | encourage all students to dream big and find an interest in | 9 | | state government; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Matthew Thery as a symbol of our respect and | 12 | | esteem.
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