Full Text of HR0578 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 Great Grand | 4 | | Master Al Tracy; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Great Grand Master Tracy began studying Kenpo | 6 | | Karate in 1957 and was promoted to black belt in 1962; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Great Grand Master Tracy and his brother, Jim, | 8 | | began teaching classes, creating belt manuals, and naming Kenpo | 9 | | techniques; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Great Grand Master Tracy and his brother took over | 11 | | operation of the Kenpo Karate Association of America and joined | 12 | | the International Kenpo Karate Association; he continued to | 13 | | teach the "original" Kenpo as was first taught to him; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Tracy brothers opened schools throughout | 15 | | California and many other states, forming Tracy's | 16 | | International Studios of Self-Defense; the organization, based | 17 | | out of Lexington, Kentucky, is a worldwide organization | 18 | | comprised of 1,000 schools; it is the largest, longest-running | 19 | | self-defense chain in the world; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, Great Grand Master Tracy organized the |
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| 1 | | largest gathering of Kenpo Karate members in the world, "The | 2 | | Gathering of Eagles"; it was a true historic event that brought | 3 | | together over 70 masters; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Great Grand Master Tracy is one of the few | 5 | | remaining patriarchs within the Kenpo Karate family; his | 6 | | mission is to help preserve and pass on over 800 years of | 7 | | history, traditions, legacy, and the true lineage of Kenpo; he | 8 | | recognizes the Kenpo system as his heritage; he believes it is | 9 | | what one gives back to the art of Kenpo that will endure, not | 10 | | what one takes or gains; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | recognize the life of Great Grand Master Al Tracy and thank him | 14 | | for his commitment to his community; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Great Grand Master Tracy as a symbol of our | 17 | | respect and esteem.
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