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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate John Magera of Crainville |
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| on his performance as a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic men's |
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| archery team; and
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| WHEREAS, John Magera picked up an Olympic Recurve bow for |
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| the first time on March 1, 2003 and, fifteen months later, he |
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| finished third at the U.S. Archery Olympic Team Trials to a |
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| pair of U.S. legends such as Vic Wunderle (2000 silver and |
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| bronze medalist) and three-time Olympian Butch Johnson, |
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| earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic men's archery team that |
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| competed at the U.S. Olympics in August 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. team competed in the Olympic semi-final |
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| round and lost a heartbreaking 242-243 match to Chinese Taipei |
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| and made it all the way to the bronze medal game competing |
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| brilliantly for our country; and
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| WHEREAS, Fans from around the area were happy with the |
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| team's results and were proud of the way they competed; John |
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| Megera performed exemplary in his first Olympic games, and with |
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| his experiences, will be a favorite to make the next U.S. team; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, While there will not be another Olympics for the |
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| next four years, the World Championships will be held next |
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| year, and the Pan Am Games will be coming up; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate John Magera on his performance as a member of the |
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| 2004 U.S. Olympic men's archery team, we applaud his |
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| achievement as an Olympian, we thank him for his superb |
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| representation of the people of the State of Illinois on a |