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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize Larry Clarke for his |
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| outstanding softball ability and his many years of |
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| participation in A.S.A. slow-pitch softball; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Clarke lives in Taylor Ridge and has played |
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| most of his career in the Quad Cities area; he has played for |
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| the best teams in the Quad Cities, including Bringer Inn, |
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| Epperly Insurance, Jim's Knoxville Tap, and Quad City |
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| Laminating; and
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| WHEREAS, He started playing A.S.A. slow-pitch softball in |
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| 1965 with the Adams Tap Team; in 2005, he and his sons played |
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| A.S.A. ball in the Rock Island League for Epperly Insurance and |
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| Jim's Knoxville Tap and participated in the 2005 Class "C" |
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| State Tournament; and
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| WHEREAS, He has played in mens A.S.A. slow-pitch state |
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| tournaments for almost 48 years, ranging from "AA" to the "C" |
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| division; he received Most Valuable Player honors in 2003 and |
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| 2005; he is a consummate hitter and was normally the lead-off |
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| batter; rarely has he failed to hit lower than .658 and many |
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| years he hit over .758; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1985, Larry moved from the mens "AA" open to |
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| the A.S.A. "A" division; his Quad City Laminating team finished |
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| second at state, and he made the all-state team and batted .700 |
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| for the year; his team also played in the Indiana regionals |
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| from 1986 through 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Clarke has played in the Quad Cities twelve |
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| team 50+ slow-pitch league; in 1998, the City Limits team, |
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| A.S.A., registered 50+, finished 23-3 in tournament play; he |
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| hit over .630; in 2002, he played shortstop and his 55+ senior |