Full Text of HR0233 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate longtime Woodstock | 4 | | resident and former Marian Central Catholic High School | 5 | | Athletic Director, Hans Rokus, on his
induction into the | 6 | | Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame for his | 7 | | work as a coach and as a
broadcaster; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Hans Rokus was born in Wehrden, Germany and came | 9 | | to Rockford in 1953; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Hans Rokus attended St. Thomas High School in | 11 | | Rockford from 1959 to 1962, where he played
basketball and | 12 | | holds the distinction of having scored the last two points for | 13 | | the school's boys basketball
team before the school closed in | 14 | | 1963; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Hans Rokus attended Rockford Boylan High School | 16 | | for his senior year, where he continued to play basketball
as a | 17 | | varsity player; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, While attending Northern Illinois University, | 19 | | Hans Rokus coached two eighth grade basketball teams - St. Mary | 20 | | School in
DeKalb and St. Patrick School in Rockford; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Hans Rokus was | 2 | | hired by Marian Central Catholic High School in
Woodstock to | 3 | | coach and to teach social studies and religion; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Hans Rokus served as the head coach for the boys | 5 | | sophomore basketball team and as the assistant
boys varsity | 6 | | basketball coach at Marian Central Catholic High School for 10 | 7 | | years before taking over as
the boys varsity head coach and | 8 | | athletic director in 1977; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Hans Rokus coached until 1985 and retired as | 10 | | athletic director in 1992; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The broadcasting career of Hans Rokus began in the | 12 | | late 1960s with WIVS out of Crystal Lake with a
Saturday | 13 | | morning show and basketball color commentary; he discontinued | 14 | | with broadcasting during his
busiest coaching years and | 15 | | ultimately returned to broadcasting in the 1980s with WMCW in | 16 | | Harvard,
where he covered basketball and football games; he | 17 | | continues as a broadcast volunteer today at
WHIW-LP in Harvard; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Hans Rokus also serves as a Deacon and as the head | 20 | | of the Baptismal Ministry at Saint Mary
Catholic Church in | 21 | | Woodstock; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held | 2 | | on May 6, 2017 at Redbird Arena in
Normal; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | congratulate Hans Rokus on his coaching and broadcasting career | 6 | | and applaud his selection for the Illinois Basketball Coaches | 7 | | Association Hall of Fame; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Hans Rokus as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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