Full Text of HR0029 94th General Assembly
HR0029 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Mount Vernon Township High School (MVTHS) | 3 |
| Sports Hall of Fame will hold its inaugural banquet on February | 4 |
| 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The banquet kicks off the Centennial Year | 6 |
| Celebration at MVTHS; other events are slated for the school | 7 |
| this spring and the celebration concludes with an all-class | 8 |
| reunion in June; and
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| WHEREAS, The Sports Hall of Fame was started during the | 10 |
| summer of 2004 as a partnership between MVTHS and the Mount | 11 |
| Vernon Register-News; and
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| WHEREAS, Register-News managing editor Jeremy Hall served | 13 |
| as chairman of the Steering Committee, a group that also | 14 |
| included MVTHS Athletic Director Doug Creel, Fred Deichman, | 15 |
| Alan Estes, David Farley, Jeff Haarmann, Kevin Martin, Scott | 16 |
| Tickner, and Rob Wielt; and
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| WHEREAS, The Steering Committee appointed a Selection | 18 |
| Committee, and a group of six individuals and two teams were | 19 |
| chosen to comprise the inaugural class; the 2005 inductees into | 20 |
| the MVTHS Sports Hall of Fame are: Coach Stanley Changnon, Max | 21 |
| Hooper, Walt Moore, Walt Kirk, Jr., Kent Williams, and Albert | 22 |
| Avant; the teams are the 1949-50 and 1953-54 boys basketball | 23 |
| teams; and
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| WHEREAS, The MVTHS Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony | 25 |
| pays tribute to the individuals and teams who have | 26 |
| distinguished themselves by excellence in performance and | 27 |
| achievement; it also recognizes the importance of sports and | 28 |
| the significant contributions of coaches, athletes, and teams | 29 |
| to our culture; the inspiration they give to their community of | 30 |
| fans is inestimable; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Bevis of Lipps Construction constructed a new | 2 |
| spotlighted trophy case that will house the MVTHS Sports Hall | 3 |
| of Fame in the entrance to Changnon Gymnasium; and
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| WHEREAS, Local banks and individuals have donated money to | 5 |
| pay for plaques and lettermen's jackets for those elected into | 6 |
| the Hall; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| we honor the 2005 MVTHS Sports Hall of Fame inductees and | 10 |
| extend our sincere congratulations to these outstanding | 11 |
| individuals and teams; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the MVTHS Sports Hall of Fame as an expression of | 14 |
| our esteem.
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