Full Text of HR0920 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Richard | 4 | | L. "Coach Van" Van Scyoc, who passed away on August 5, 2022; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Richard Van Scyoc was born on March 30, 1924; he | 7 | | was the youngest of five siblings; he attended Eureka High | 8 | | School, where he made the honor roll, earned varsity letters | 9 | | in three sports as a Hornet, and gained the nickname "Lefty" | 10 | | from teammates; he served his country during World War II; he | 11 | | returned in 1945 and attended Illinois Wesleyan University, | 12 | | where he competed on the Titans' baseball team as its number | 13 | | one ace and left-handed pitcher; he married Mary Kathryn | 14 | | "Fuzz" Frerichs, and they had two daughters before she | 15 | | preceded him in death in 1976; he later married Karen Storey in | 16 | | June 1978, and they enjoyed 44 years together, including time | 17 | | spent with their two sons; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Van Scyoc always knew he wanted to play | 19 | | ball and coach; he began his career at Armington High School as | 20 | | the men's high school basketball coach in 1949, staying for | 21 | | three years and creating lasting friendships; he then worked | 22 | | at Washington Community High School, where he assumed | 23 | | responsibility for the men's basketball program in 1952 and |
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| 1 | | also served as athletic director; he led the program for 15 | 2 | | years and had many successful seasons, defeating some of | 3 | | Peoria's top teams and making the quarterfinals at the 1962 | 4 | | State Tournament; he joined the staff of Peoria Manual High | 5 | | School in 1966, taking the helm as the men's head basketball | 6 | | coach; he served at Manual High School for 28 years and ended | 7 | | his career with 826 wins, becoming the coach with the most wins | 8 | | in the history of the State of Illinois; during his 46-year | 9 | | career, he took six teams to the state finals while his teams | 10 | | became known for their tenacity and mental toughness; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Richard Van Scyoc | 12 | | was inducted into the Illinois High School Basketball Coaches | 13 | | Hall of Fame and the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame; he was | 14 | | a member of the Peoria Independent Sports Club and became a | 15 | | lifetime member of Significant Sigma Chi; he was honored with | 16 | | an endowed scholarship in his name at his alma mater, Illinois | 17 | | Wesleyan University, by his friends, family, and former | 18 | | ballplayers in 2007; he was also a member of the First United | 19 | | Methodist Church of Peoria; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Van Scyoc was happiest on the basketball | 21 | | court with his players; when not on the court, he could be | 22 | | found with Karen on his sun porch reading a good book or at his | 23 | | cabin on Lake Vermilion in Minnesota fishing for walleye; he | 24 | | was proud of his family; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Richard Van Scyoc was preceded in death by his | 2 | | parents, John and Nettie Mae Stover Van Scyoc; his brothers, | 3 | | Harold Van Scyoc, Harmol Van Scyoc, and Frank Van Scyoc; and | 4 | | his sisters, Ethel Blunier and Mary Van Scyoc; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Van Scyoc is survived by his wife, Karen | 6 | | Van Scyoc; his daughters, Gwen (Chuck) Westendorf and Jan | 7 | | (Bob) Bogle; his sons, Steve (Cheryl) Van Waes and Dan | 8 | | (Jennifer) Van Waes; his grandchildren, Joy, Tiffany, Julie, | 9 | | Stacy, Leah, Clifton, and Laine; and his eight | 10 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we mourn the passing of Richard L. "Coach Van" Van Scyoc and | 14 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 15 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Richard Van Scyoc as an expression | 18 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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