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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On April 8, 2023, the Village of Shiloh will host
3the Bob Goalby Proclamation Day & Master's Watch Party
4Ceremony; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bob Goalby graduated from Belleville Township
6High School in 1947 and became a professional golfer in 1956;
7he won 11 PGA Tour events during his career, the most
8prestigious being the 1968 Masters Tournament; he later became
9an analyst for NBC Sports and designed many golf courses,
10including the Yorktown Golf Course; he was the founding member
11of the Senior PGA Tour and served 11 years on its policy board;
12he dedicated his life to golf throughout the country,
13especially in Belleville; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Numerous events have been planned for April in
15honor of Bob Goalby, including the watch party, a carnival,
16and of course, plenty of golf; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The local police, fire, EMT departments, local
18military personnel, and the general public are all invited to
19participate in the celebration; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we recognize the Bob Goalby Proclamation Day & Master's Watch
2Party Ceremony; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to Shiloh Mayor Robert Weilmuenster.