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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Tim Kratochvil on being
4elected to the Southern Illinois University Carbondale
5Athletic Hall of Fame; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Tim Kratochvil, a Mt. Olive native, was
7all-conference in football, basketball, and baseball while in
8high school; he was named all-state in baseball twice and
9all-conference four times; he was selected to the Mazuno All
10American Team in 1992 and was named by USA Today as one of the
11top 22 catchers in high school baseball at the time; and
 
12    WHEREAS, While finishing up his high school baseball
13career, Tim Kratochvil was highly recruited and signed with
14Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1992; and
 
15    WHEREAS, As a promising college freshmen, Tim Kratochvil
16was able to win the starting catcher's job and opened the
17season with a home run in his first game against
18nationally-ranked Oklahoma State University; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Tim Kratochvil was named one of the best catchers
20in SIUC history after being named First Team All-Missouri
21Valley Conference in 1994 and 1995; he finished fourth in

 

 

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1career home runs with 24 and second in RBI with 163 and set a
2school record with 51 career doubles; and
 
3    WHEREAS, During his time at SIUC, Tim Kratochvil was named
4MVP twice, was a two-time NCAA All-Region Team member, and won
5the 1996 Abe Martin Award, which is awarded to a Salukis
6baseball player that exemplifies honesty, leadership,
7excellence, dedication, and loyalty; and
 
8    WHEREAS, After college, Tim Kratochvil played two seasons
9in the Boston Red Sox minor league system, where he hit over
10.300 with the Lowell, Massachusetts Class A team prior to
11retiring and returning home to Illinois to begin a career in
12education; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Upon retirement from the game he loves, Tim
14Kratochvil began working as a teacher and a coach and is now
15the principal of Pawnee Junior and Senior High School; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Tim Kratochvil enjoys woodworking, watching
17sports, and spending time with his family, especially his
18children, Jack, Luke, and Olivia; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate Tim Kratochvil on being elected to the Southern

 

 

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1Illinois University Carbondale Athletic Hall of Fame; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to Tim Kratochvil as an expression of our esteem and
5respect.