Full Text of HR1021 093rd General Assembly
HR1021 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Edwin | 4 |
| "Max" Kurland; and
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| WHEREAS, Edwin Kurland was born and raised the youngest of | 6 |
| three children on the southwest side of Chicago; he attended | 7 |
| Blessed Sacrament Elementary School and Quigley Seminary | 8 |
| before receiving a sociology degree from Loyola University in | 9 |
| 1954; after a tour in the army, he began his coaching career at | 10 |
| Blessed Sacrament; and
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| WHEREAS, Affectionately nicknamed "Max", he joined the St. | 12 |
| Patrick faculty in 1954 as assistant to Coach Dick Triptow; | 13 |
| when Triptow left in 1959, Max began his career as head | 14 |
| basketball coach that spanned over 35 years; and
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| WHEREAS, With 653 wins, he ranks as one of the top ten | 16 |
| coaches in Illinois history; he was named East Suburban | 17 |
| Catholic Conference Coach of the Year three times while winning | 18 |
| ten conference championships, eleven State Regional titles, | 19 |
| and one Sectional championship; his teams also won fourteen | 20 |
| Thanksgiving Tourneys, two Chicagoland Prep Tourneys, and six | 21 |
| Christmas Tournament titles; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Max Kurland was inducted into the Illinois | 23 |
| Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1980, as well as the Chicago | 24 |
| Catholic League Coaches Hall of Fame in 1994; he also received | 25 |
| the coveted Achievement Award from the Ed Kelly Giant Awards | 26 |
| Sports Program in 1994; to top off his prestigious career, | 27 |
| Coach Kurland became a charter member of the Shamrock Hall of | 28 |
| Fame in 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, Outside of basketball, Coach Kurland has been | 30 |
| recognized by the Christian Brothers, receiving the LaSallian |
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| Award in 1982 and the Signum Fidei Award in 1994; and
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| WHEREAS, The memory of Max Kurland was honored with the | 3 |
| Crystal Shamrock Award for his dedication as a coach and | 4 |
| teacher, his loyalty to many friends, and his devotion to the | 5 |
| Christian Brothers ministry; and
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| WHEREAS, Max Kurland leaves a legacy of faith, dignity, | 7 |
| compassion, and love; his passing will be deeply felt by many, | 8 |
| especially his sister, Constance "Connie" Mullarkey; his | 9 |
| sister-in-law, Charlotte Kurland; his nieces and nephews, | 10 |
| Patrick (Gail) Mullarkey, Dr. Mary Lyn Kurland, Mark (Paula) | 11 |
| Kurland, and John (Kathy) Kurland; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, | 13 |
| Maximillian and Mary R. (nee Sherman) Kurland; his | 14 |
| brother-in-law, John Mullarkey; and a brother, John A. Kurland; | 15 |
| therefore, be it | 16 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| mourn the death of Max Kurland along with all who knew and | 19 |
| loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 20 |
| friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to the family of Max Kurland, as well as St. Patrick | 23 |
| High School, as an expression of our deepest sympathy.
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