Full Text of HR0946 96th General Assembly
HR0946 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Larry McKeon, head | 4 |
| football coach at Naperville North High School, on his | 5 |
| retirement and success as a football coach, teacher, and mentor | 6 |
| throughout the years; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry McKeon was a standout player at Joliet | 8 |
| Catholic High School and the University of Illinois; he began | 9 |
| his coaching career at Joliet Catholic as an assistant under | 10 |
| legendary coach Gordie Gillespie; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry McKeon then moved on from Joliet Catholic to | 12 |
| a brief yet successful head coaching stint at Plainfield High | 13 |
| School, winning 30 games in 5 seasons, leaving the program to | 14 |
| become head coach at Naperville North High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry McKeon has been head coach at Naperville | 16 |
| North High School for 27 years, and in addition to securing | 17 |
| double-digit victories in 12 seasons under Coach McKeon, the | 18 |
| Huskies won six DuPage Valley Conference crowns and two State | 19 |
| titles in 1992 and 2007 during his tenure; and
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| WHEREAS, Naperville North has reached three State title | 21 |
| games with Coach McKeon, winning the 1992 Class 6A championship |
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| with a 21-11 win over Loyola; two years later the Huskies lost | 2 |
| to Homewood-Flossmoor in the 6A final, and in 2007 they beat | 3 |
| Glenbard North with a 46-19 victory to claim the Class 8A | 4 |
| championship; and
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| WHEREAS, In 27 seasons at the helm, Coach McKeon has guided | 6 |
| the Huskies to a 231-71 record and playoff berths in 22 of the | 7 |
| last 23 seasons; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach McKeon has coached amazing talent, | 9 |
| including NFL players Chris Brown, Justin McCareins, and Glenn | 10 |
| Earl, and, in addition to the NFL talent, Coach McKeon had the | 11 |
| privilege to coach his son, Corey, who went on to play | 12 |
| linebacker at Nebraska; and
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| WHEREAS, Being more than just a coach, Larry McKeon has | 14 |
| shaped the lives of the young players and students as a | 15 |
| teacher, mentor, and role model both on and off the field; | 16 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate Larry McKeon, head football coach at Naperville | 20 |
| North High School, on his retirement and success as a coach, | 21 |
| teacher, and mentor; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Larry McKeon and to the Director of Athletics at | 3 |
| Naperville North High School as a symbol of our respect and | 4 |
| esteem.
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