Full Text of HR1055 096th General Assembly
HR1055 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are proud to recognize the accomplishments of | 4 |
| citizens of the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, | 6 |
| Canada, Shani Davis won the gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter | 7 |
| speed skating event, becoming the first speed skater to become | 8 |
| a repeat Olympic 1,000-meter champion; and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis is the first African-American man to | 10 |
| win a gold medal in Winter Olympic history; and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis was born on August 13, 1982, in | 12 |
| Chicago to Cherie Davis; he began his remarkable career at the | 13 |
| age of 2, when his mother took him roller skating at a | 14 |
| neighborhood rink; and
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| WHEREAS, At the age of 6, Shani Davis and his mother made | 16 |
| the long trek north from their home on the south side of | 17 |
| Chicago to the Robert Crown Community Center in Evanston and | 18 |
| the Evanston Speedskating Club to sharpen his skating skills; | 19 |
| at the age of 10, Shani and his mother moved to the Rogers Park | 20 |
| neighborhood of Chicago so that he could be closer to the rink; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis' success is a testament to community | 2 |
| support and the unwavering motivation and sacrifice of his | 3 |
| mother, Cherie Davis; and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis set the world record in the men's | 5 |
| 1,500-meter speed skating event on December 11, 2009 at the | 6 |
| Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating competition in Salt Lake | 7 |
| City, Utah; and
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| WHEREAS, Shani Davis has a distinguished speed skating | 9 |
| record; he is a 2-time gold medal Olympic champion in the | 10 |
| 1,000-meter speed skating event; he is a 2-time silver medal | 11 |
| Olympic champion in the 1,500-meter speed skating event; he has | 12 |
| set the world record in the 1,000-meter and 1,500-meter speed | 13 |
| skating events on 4 separate occasions; he has also won the | 14 |
| Overall World Cup Title in the 1,000-meter and 1,500-meter | 15 |
| events for 3 consecutive years in a row; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate Shani Davis for his gold medal victory at the 2010 | 19 |
| Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada and honor him for | 20 |
| achieving the greatest athletic achievement while shattering | 21 |
| records and crossing racial divides; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Shani Davis as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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