Full Text of HR0596 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Antioch Vikings | 4 | | Football and Cheer on the occasion of the organization's 50th | 5 | | anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1970, the Antioch Vikings Junior Tackle | 7 | | Football was founded by Richard "Leo" McGrain with the help of | 8 | | Jim Walsh, Ron Vogt, Russ Lehn, and many others who were part | 9 | | of the Junior Football League of Northern Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Vikings are now part of The Chicagoland Youth | 11 | | Football League and the Illinois Cheer Association; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Cheerleading officially became part of the | 13 | | Vikings in the early 1980s, transforming the organization into | 14 | | the Antioch Vikings Youth Football and Cheer; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Vikings used Williams Park along with Antioch | 16 | | High School as their first home fields; the team then moved to | 17 | | Polley Field and Antioch Upper Grade School before moving to | 18 | | the Tim Osmond Sports Complex; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The Vikings team colors were originally orange | 20 | | and brown from the 1970s to the 1980s, switching to black and |
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| 1 | | gold during the 1990s to the 2010s; the team's colors are | 2 | | currently black and crimson; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Antioch Vikings Football and Cheer will | 4 | | celebrate its anniversary with a naming and dedication | 5 | | ceremony of its stadium and grandstands on October 2, 2022; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The stadium will be named Viking Stadium in honor | 8 | | of all those who founded the Vikings and those that carried and | 9 | | continue to carry the tradition of sportsmanship, leadership, | 10 | | volunteerism, and community with the Vikings name; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The bleachers will be named the John F. Nebel | 12 | | Grandstands in honor of John F. Nebel, who served the Vikings | 13 | | program as a board member, president, coach, mentor, friend, | 14 | | and shining example of the Viking spirit; he, along with many | 15 | | volunteers, led the effort to secure a donation for the | 16 | | bleachers from the Naval Station Great Lakes; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Antioch Vikings Football and Cheer's current | 18 | | board includes President Darren Smith, Vice President of | 19 | | Football Andrew Waszcyzk, Vice President of Cheer Allisa | 20 | | Fancke, Football Player Personnel Director Richard Lee, Cheer | 21 | | Player Personnel Director Christina Barrera, Treasurer Nilesh | 22 | | Patel, Registrar Amber Campbell, Football Equipment Director |
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| 1 | | Cameron Campbell, Cheer Equipment Director Chelsea Leedle, | 2 | | Field Director Justin Puentes, Field Director Carl Painter, | 3 | | Field Director Travis Hammond, Team Mom Coordinator Heather | 4 | | Wickert, Flag Director Jon Aldana, Concessions Director Chris | 5 | | Igou, and Secretary Dan Bender; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate the Antioch Vikings Football and Cheer on the | 9 | | organization's 50th anniversary, and we recognize the men and | 10 | | women who started and have continued to nurture the Antioch | 11 | | Vikings Football and Cheer program, from the founders to every | 12 | | past and present board member, president, coach, volunteer, | 13 | | player, and cheerleader; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we wish the Antioch Vikings Football and | 15 | | Cheer continued success; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the Antioch Vikings Football and Cheer | 18 | | organization as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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