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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to commend and applaud Patty Ryan for her 
4great dedication and her many significant achievements; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Saint Ignatius College Prep, a Jesuit Catholic 
6school in the heart of Chicago, is a diverse community 
7dedicated to educating young men and women for lives of faith, 
8love, service, and leadership; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Through outstanding teaching and personal 
10formation, Saint Ignatius College Prep challenges its talented 
11student body to intellectual excellence, integrity, and 
12lifelong learning and growth; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Patty Ryan is an esteemed alumni of Saint Ignatius 
14College Prep, embodying wholeheartedly the belief that the 
15Saint Ignatius graduate will examine his or her religious 
16feelings and beliefs with a view to adhering to her faith's 
17choice of a fundamental orientation toward God and establishing 
18a relationship with a religious tradition and community; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Patty Ryan believes in taking more responsibility 
20for exploring, confirming, and living out her own faith; she 
21embodies a core tenant of her faith by continuing to move 
 
 
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1beyond self-interest or self-centeredness in her relationships 
2with others; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Patty Ryan demonstrates herself to be a person for 
4others in the Jesuit tradition and encourages her players and 
5students to be men and women for others; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, As a Saint Ignatius College Prep alumni, Patty 
7Ryan accepts the charge of her faith to embrace intentional 
8responsibility for her own growth and to risk deeper levels of 
9relationship in which one discloses self, accepts the mystery 
10of another person, and cherishes that person; she has also 
11achieved considerable knowledge of some of the many needs of 
12local and wider communities and has taken a place in these 
13communities as a competent, concerned, and responsible member; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Patty Ryan continues to exhibit personal growth of 
16mastery of intellectual integrity in her personal quest for the 
17truth of her religious beliefs and her response to issues of 
18social justice; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Patty Ryan was an esteemed participant on the 
20Saint Ignatius Wolfpack Girls Varsity Volleyball Team and 
21started all four years of high school on the Varsity Team; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Patty Ryan was an All-State volleyball stand-out 
2at Saint Ignatius College Prep, with some of her 
3accomplishments including Saint Ignatius Team MVP (1994), 
4All-Division and All-Conference for the Girls Catholic 
5Athletic Conference (1991-1994), Chicago Sun Times All-Area 
6Team (1994), Chicago Tribune All-Area Team (1994), and 
7induction into the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Hall of 
8Fame (2011-2012); and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, After graduating from Saint Ignatius College 
10Prep, Patty Ryan went on to earn a full-ride volleyball 
11scholarship from Loyola University Chicago; during her senior 
12year at Loyola University Chicago, she was named Player of the 
13Year in that athletic conference; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, As a Saint Ignatius Varsity assistant varsity 
15volleyball coach, Patty Ryan endeavors to develop student 
16athletes not only on the court, but off the court as well, and 
17to help them learn self-discipline, perseverance, hard work, a 
18sense of personal and school pride, and personal integrity; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Over the past 16 years, Patty Ryan helped lead the 
20Saint Ignatius Wolfpack Varsity Volleyball team to 10 IHSA 
21Regional Championships, three IHSA Sectional Championships, 
22five IHSA Sweet Sixteen appearances, and one Girls Athletic 
23Conference Championship; under her leadership, the team beat 
 
 
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1the Mother McAuley Mighty Macs for the first time in Saint 
2Ignatius school history; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Patty Ryan has recently been informed of her 
4successful nomination for induction into the Saint Ignatius 
5Hall of Fame; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Patty Ryan's husband Michael and her children, 
7Abby, Kelly, Mikey, and Patrick, are abundantly proud of her 
8achievements; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
10NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
11commend and applaud Patty Ryan for her great dedication and 
12many significant achievements and wish her great success and 
13happiness in the future; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
15presented to Patty Ryan as a symbol of our esteem and respect.