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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, James M. Coogan was recently named the first
3 recipient of the Doctor Thomas P. Driscoll Memorial Award given
4 by Leo High School; and
 
5     WHEREAS, No Leo High School man in the past 50 years was
6 better known than Doctor Thomas P. "Doc" Driscoll; he was a top
7 student and generous financial supporter of the school's
8 causes, team physician to countless Leo families, and provider
9 of numerous scholarships to deserving young men; he loved Leo
10 High School and set an example for all of its students and
11 alumni to emulate; and
 
12     WHEREAS, James M. Coogan from the class of 1944 truly
13 emulates Doc's love of Leo High School; he was a classmate and
14 a true friend of Doc's for over 50 years; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Mr. Coogan has served for many years as an Alumni
16 Association Director; he worked with Doc as a part of the
17 greatest Leo Alumni ad book sales team and had always answered
18 the call to serve Leo and its causes; and
 
19     WHEREAS, In recognition of his many years of dedicated
20 service to the Leo Alumni Association, he was named the first
21 recipient of the Driscoll Award; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate James M. Coogan on being the first recipient of
25 the Doctor Thomas P. Driscoll Memorial Award given by Leo High
26 School; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Mr. Coogan as an expression of our esteem.