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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Daniel B. McGrath was recently inducted into the
3 Leo High School Hall of Fame; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath graduated from Leo High School in
5 1968; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath started writing sports for the Leo
7 High School Oriole and became its sports editor in 1968, and
8 his ambition was to become a professional sports commentator;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Mr. McGrath
11 attended Marquette University and later worked for The
12 Sacramento Bee and The Philadelphia Inquirer; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath was hired by The Chicago Tribune as
14 Sports Editor in the late 1990s; and
 
15     WHEREAS, When Leo High School senior Eric Ersery was gunned
16 down while coming home from his job at Burlington Coat Factory,
17 Dan McGrath wrote a series of poignant articles on the horrors
18 of urban violence; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath took the lead in establishing the
20 Cecil McClure Scholarship Fund, by bringing together the best
21 sports writers in America for a benefit that touched off a
22 steady stream of donations to help young men fight back the
23 streets through education; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath is also an Adjunct Professor of
25 Journalism at Northwestern University and a frequent
26 commentator and moderator on The SCORE and Comcast and WGN
27 Sports Shows; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath is the husband of Jo-Anna and the
2 father of Megan and Matthew McGrath, as well as the author of
3 "Believe It: The Story of the 2005 World Championship White
4 Sox"; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate Daniel McGrath on being inducted into the Leo
8 High School Hall of Fame; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Mr. McGrath as an expression of our respect and
11 esteem.