Full Text of SR0109 94th General Assembly
SR0109 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Al Scott on Thursday, March | 4 |
| 3, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Scott, a 1965 graduate of Hirsch High School | 6 |
| and a 1969 graduate of Central State University in Ohio, played | 7 |
| for the Cincinnati Bengals for a short time; he was the | 8 |
| sixth-winningest football coach in Illinois high school | 9 |
| history, with a record of 262 wins and 130 losses; and
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| WHEREAS, He leaves a lasting mark on Public League | 11 |
| football, establishing his record in 33 seasons at Simeon High | 12 |
| School, where he coached from 1972 to 2004; he is the only | 13 |
| coach in Public League history to lead his team to the city | 14 |
| championship game in four decades; the Simeon Wolverines also | 15 |
| made four Prep Bowl appearances under his leadership; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Scott was one of the pioneers in bringing | 17 |
| respectability to Public League football, and he had the best | 18 |
| winning percentage in Public League history; in 2003, he | 19 |
| coached his team to a third Chicago Public School City | 20 |
| Championship; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, | 22 |
| Inc., and throughout his career, he won a number of accolades, | 23 |
| including being named "Football Coach of the Week" by the | 24 |
| Chicago Bears in 1996, National High School Coach of the Year | 25 |
| for the Midwest Region in 1997, and he was inducted into the | 26 |
| Illinois Football Hall of Fame in 2001; during his career, he | 27 |
| coached three high school athletes who eventually played for | 28 |
| the NFL; they are John Mitchell, Bill Johnson, and Ivory McCoy; | 29 |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Al Scott has been deeply felt by |
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| many, especially his wife, Lola; his son, Alvin Jr.; his | 2 |
| grandson, Alvin III; and his mother and stepfather, Margerie | 3 |
| and James Harbut; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 |
| Coach Al Scott, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 7 |
| family, friends, students, colleagues, and all who knew and | 8 |
| loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our sincere | 11 |
| condolences.
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