Full Text of HR1093 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the life of McGlother "Mac" | 4 | | Irvin, legendary Chicago basketball figure, who passed away on | 5 | | December 24, 2011; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mac Irvin was a basketball star at Tilden High | 7 | | School in the late 1950s and then at St. Augustine's in | 8 | | Raleigh, North Carolina; he worked as an executive for Xerox | 9 | | Corporation until 1992, when he entered the club basketball | 10 | | scene; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A member of the Illinois High School Basketball | 12 | | Hall of Fame, Mac Irvin was known as the "Godfather" throughout | 13 | | the Chicago Basketball community; he ran the Mac Irvin Fire, a | 14 | | Nike-sponsored team, which has consistently been one of the | 15 | | nation's premier club programs; he had a vision that changed | 16 | | the landscape of high school basketball; he was among the first | 17 | | coaches to take Chicago players around the country to compete; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Mac Irvin coached several future NBA stars through | 20 | | his summer camps and teams, including Kobe Bryant, Shawn | 21 | | Marion, Shaquille O'Neal, Antoine Walker, and Tim Hardaway; | 22 | | they were basketball stars, but he taught them about life; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mac Irvin created the Mac Irvin Foundation, which | 2 | | assists at-risk youth; he was widely regarded for his | 3 | | generosity to all children; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mac Irving was a mentor, coach, and surrogate | 5 | | father to the kids who came through the ranks of his amateur | 6 | | basketball teams; he turned a small South Side basketball | 7 | | program into one of the best in the country; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, at the time of his death, Mac Irvin was survived | 9 | | by his wife, Louise; his mother; his brother, his children, | 10 | | Byron, Lance, McGlother Jr., Mike, Nick, and Cynthia; and his | 11 | | 11 grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | recognize the life of McGlother "Mac" Irvin and extend our | 15 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 16 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Mac Irvin as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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