Full Text of HR0716 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Chicago Cubs' first | 4 | | baseman Anthony Rizzo on being selected for the 2017 Roberto | 5 | | Clemente Award; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Roberto Clemente Award is presented annually | 7 | | to the Major League Baseball player who best represents the | 8 | | game through "extraordinary character, community involvement, | 9 | | philanthropy and positive contributions" on and off the field; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Rizzo is the third Cubs player to receive | 12 | | the award, following Rick Sutcliffe in 1987 and Sammy Sosa in | 13 | | 1998, and the first from Chicago since White Sox first baseman | 14 | | Paul Konerko was a co-winner in 2014; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Rizzo is a five-time nominee for the | 16 | | award; his Rizzo Family Foundation has raised $4 million over | 17 | | the years helping families of cancer patients; he hosts several | 18 | | fundraisers a year both in season and during the winter; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Rizzo survived cancer himself, having | 20 | | been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma while playing minor | 21 | | league baseball in 2008; during his time in treatment, he made |
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| 1 | | a commitment with his mother to build an organization dedicated | 2 | | to benefiting cancer research and the families fighting the | 3 | | disease; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Rizzo is involved with cancer centers at | 5 | | the University of Miami Health System, the Joe DiMaggio | 6 | | Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, and Gilda's Club | 7 | | Chicago; he frequently visits the children in the infusion | 8 | | center at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, | 9 | | where they receive chemotherapy; earlier this year, his | 10 | | foundation made a $3.5 million endowment to Lurie Children's | 11 | | Hospital; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Rizzo was voted by the MLB players as the | 13 | | recipient of the 2017 Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award; he | 14 | | was nominated by his teammates and chosen from a final group of | 15 | | six; the award is given to the player who most inspires others | 16 | | to higher levels of achievement through his on-field | 17 | | performance and contributions to his community; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, During his early days with the Cubs, Anthony Rizzo | 19 | | kept an autographed photo of Ernie Banks and him inside his | 20 | | locker signed with the words "Dream big"; now his catchphrase | 21 | | to the children and families he meets is "Stay strong and dream | 22 | | big"; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate Chicago Cubs' first baseman Anthony Rizzo on | 4 | | winning the 2017 Roberto Clemente Award; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Anthony Rizzo as a symbol of our respect and | 7 | | esteem.
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