Full Text of HJR0097 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The City of Springfield and the entire State of | 3 | | Illinois have countless reasons to be proud of 2015 NBA Finals | 4 | | MVP Andre Iguodala; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala was born in Springfield on January | 6 | | 28, 1984; he graduated from Lanphier High School in 2002, where | 7 | | he excelled both academically and athletically, winning | 8 | | All-Conference academic honors, winning the State | 9 | | Journal-Register Student-Athlete of the Week several times, | 10 | | and placing on the National Honor Roll; as a senior, he led his | 11 | | team to a second-place finish at the Illinois High School | 12 | | Association Class AA State Tournament; that season, he averaged | 13 | | 23.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game; he was | 14 | | named the Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year and a Second | 15 | | Team Parade All-American and Nike All-American; his Number 41 | 16 | | jersey was retired by Lanphier High School in 2011; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala attended Arizona University and | 18 | | was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 9th overall pick | 19 | | in the 2004 NBA Draft; during his 11 years of playing in the | 20 | | NBA, he has spent time with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Denver | 21 | | Nuggets, and the Golden State Warriors; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala is one of the most dependable |
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| 1 | | players in the NBA, having started in 758 consecutive games | 2 | | prior to the 2014-2015 season; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, During the 2015 NBA Finals, Andre Iguodala | 4 | | averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1.3 steals | 5 | | per game; in the clinching game, he collected 25 points, 5 | 6 | | assists, and 5 rebounds; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala was named the NBA Finals Most | 8 | | Valuable Player, becoming the first NBA Champion and NBA Finals | 9 | | MVP from Springfield; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala also won an Olympic Gold Medal with | 11 | | the 2012 USA Men's Basketball Team; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala has numerous accomplishments | 13 | | giving back to the Springfield community as well as playing for | 14 | | the NBA; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Andre Iguodala and his family started the Andre | 16 | | Iguodala Youth Foundation to inspire and empower youth through | 17 | | combining education and athletic programs to motivate | 18 | | children; the organization sponsors numerous events each year | 19 | | to improve the lives of families in the Springfield area, such | 20 | | as a basketball camp and a Thanksgiving dinner giveaway to | 21 | | hundreds of Springfield families in need; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2006, Andre Iguodala and his parents set up a | 2 | | disaster relief fund to assist Springfield residents impacted | 3 | | by a tornado; the fund raised over $35,000 for local relief | 4 | | efforts; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Iguodala family continues to give back to | 6 | | central Illinois, including his brother, Frank, who played | 7 | | collegiate basketball at Lake Land College in Mattoon and the | 8 | | University of Dayton in Ohio; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 11 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | 12 | | Illinois Route 97 from 9th Street to Veterans Parkway in | 13 | | Springfield as "Honorary Andre Iguodala Drive"; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 16 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 17 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 18 | | giving notice of the name "Honorary Andre Iguodala Drive"; and | 19 | | be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Andre Iguodala and the Andre Iguodala Youth |
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| 1 | | Foundation to celebrate his dedication and service to | 2 | | Springfield and the State of Illinois.
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