Full Text of HR1064 094th General Assembly
HR1064 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize Larry Clarke for his | 4 |
| outstanding softball ability and his many years of | 5 |
| participation in A.S.A. slow-pitch softball; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Clarke lives in Taylor Ridge and has played | 7 |
| most of his career in the Quad Cities area; he has played for | 8 |
| the best teams in the Quad Cities, including Bringer Inn, | 9 |
| Epperly Insurance, Jim's Knoxville Tap, and Quad City | 10 |
| Laminating; and
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| WHEREAS, He started playing A.S.A. slow-pitch softball in | 12 |
| 1965 with the Adams Tap Team; in 2005, he and his sons played | 13 |
| A.S.A. ball in the Rock Island League for Epperly Insurance and | 14 |
| Jim's Knoxville Tap and participated in the 2005 Class "C" | 15 |
| State Tournament; and
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| WHEREAS, He has played in mens A.S.A. slow-pitch state | 17 |
| tournaments for almost 48 years, ranging from "AA" to the "C" | 18 |
| division; he received Most Valuable Player honors in 2003 and | 19 |
| 2005; he is a consummate hitter and was normally the lead-off | 20 |
| batter; rarely has he failed to hit lower than .658 and many | 21 |
| years he hit over .758; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1985, Larry moved from the mens "AA" open to | 23 |
| the A.S.A. "A" division; his Quad City Laminating team finished | 24 |
| second at state, and he made the all-state team and batted .700 | 25 |
| for the year; his team also played in the Indiana regionals | 26 |
| from 1986 through 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Clarke has played in the Quad Cities twelve | 28 |
| team 50+ slow-pitch league; in 1998, the City Limits team, | 29 |
| A.S.A., registered 50+, finished 23-3 in tournament play; he | 30 |
| hit over .630; in 2002, he played shortstop and his 55+ senior |
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| team, The Rock Island Line, won the National Championship in | 2 |
| Dallas, Texas; he continues to play senior tournament softball | 3 |
| and league A.S.A. softball with his sons' team; therefore, be | 4 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 |
| we recognize Larry Clarke for his outstanding softball ability | 8 |
| and his many years of participation in A.S.A. slow-pitch | 9 |
| softball; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That such longevity in a softball career is to be | 11 |
| commended; and be it further | 12 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Mr. Clarke as an expression of our esteem.
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