Full Text of HR0495 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Tim
Kratochvil on being | 4 | | elected to the Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 5 | | Athletic Hall of
Fame; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tim Kratochvil, a Mt. Olive native, was | 7 | | all-conference in football, basketball, and
baseball while in | 8 | | high school; he was named all-state in baseball twice and | 9 | | all-conference four times; he was selected to the Mazuno All | 10 | | American Team in 1992 and was named by
USA Today as one of the | 11 | | top 22 catchers in high school baseball at the time; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, While finishing up his high school baseball | 13 | | career, Tim Kratochvil was highly recruited and
signed with | 14 | | Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1992; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, As a promising college freshmen, Tim Kratochvil | 16 | | was able to win the starting catcher's job and opened the | 17 | | season with a home run in his first game against
| 18 | | nationally-ranked Oklahoma State University; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Tim Kratochvil was named one of the best catchers | 20 | | in SIUC history after being
named First Team All-Missouri | 21 | | Valley Conference in 1994 and 1995; he finished fourth in |
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| 1 | | career
home runs with 24 and second in RBI with 163 and set a | 2 | | school record with 51 career doubles; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, During his time at SIUC, Tim Kratochvil was named | 4 | | MVP twice, was a
two-time NCAA All-Region Team member, and won | 5 | | the 1996 Abe Martin Award, which is
awarded to a Salukis | 6 | | baseball player that exemplifies honesty, leadership, | 7 | | excellence, dedication, and loyalty; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After college, Tim Kratochvil played two seasons | 9 | | in the Boston Red Sox minor league
system, where he hit over | 10 | | .300 with the Lowell, Massachusetts Class A team prior to | 11 | | retiring and
returning home to Illinois to begin a career in | 12 | | education; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Upon retirement from the game he loves, Tim | 14 | | Kratochvil began working as a teacher and a
coach and is now | 15 | | the principal of Pawnee Junior and Senior High School; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Tim Kratochvil enjoys woodworking, watching | 17 | | sports, and spending time with his family,
especially his | 18 | | children, Jack, Luke, and Olivia; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Tim Kratochvil on being elected to the Southern |
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| 1 | | Illinois University
Carbondale Athletic Hall of Fame; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Tim Kratochvil as an expression
of our esteem and | 5 | | respect.
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