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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Doug Halpenny on
4 his coaching efforts and contribution to the Elmhurst Stars
5 baseball and basketball teams; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Doug Halpenny played baseball at Western Illinois
7 University while working on his undergraduate degree from 1961
8 to 1965; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He coached baseball in Elmhurst, coaching the
10 Elmhurst Stars during the summers from 1987 to 1992; and the
11 Elmhurst Stars basketball team from 1987 through 1991; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Doug Halpenny can count the following
13 achievements during his coaching career: in 1987 the Stars
14 baseball team won the Glenview Little League Tournament and the
15 national little league tournament in La Crosse, Wisconsin; in
16 1988 the baseball team won the Melrose Park Baseball
17 Invitational; in 1989 the baseball team won the Thillens Little
18 League Tournament; in 1990 the basketball team won the
19 Chicagoland annual Bulls Tournament; in 1992 the baseball team
20 were regional champions for the AAU national tournament; and in
21 2003 Coach Halpenny was inducted into the National Amateur
22 Men's Baseball Hall of Fame; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, In 1993 Doug Halpenny contributed greatly to the
2 baseball team that won the High School State Championship game;
3 therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate Doug Halpenny on his contribution to the Elmhurst
7 Stars baseball and basketball teams; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Doug Halpenny as a symbol of our respect and
10 admiration.