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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, State Representative Elga Jeffries of the 26th
3 District and the members of the Illinois House of
4 Representatives wish to honor the first inductees of the Hales
5 Franciscan High School Donald Hubert Hall of Fame; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Hall of Fame is named for Hales Franciscan
7 alumni Donald Hubert, who attended the school in 1967; he
8 founded the Hubert Law group, served as president of the
9 Chicago Bar Association, and was the chairman of Hales
10 Franciscan's $15 million fundraising campaign; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He is remembered for persuading former Chicago
12 Bulls star Michael Jordan to contribute to the schools
13 renovation plans; Mr. Hubert passed away in November of 2000;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, Mr. Hubert (posthumously), along with fellow
16 alumni Derrick Blakley (1971), William Owens (1977), Erick
17 Rozier (1970), and Warner Sanders (1953) will be the first
18 inductees into the Hall of Fame named after Mr. Hubert; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Friends of Hales, Joseph Buckhalter, John and Rita
20 Canning, Reverend Phil Hogan, Michael Miller, and Michael
21 Jordan, will also be inducted into the Hall; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Hales Franciscan is one of only three schools in
2 the country built to serve an all-male, African American
3 Catholic student body; the induction ceremony will also
4 celebrate the groundbreaking for a new school; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate the inductees and their families on being inducted
8 into the Hales Franciscan Hall of Fame; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
10 presented to the inductees and their families as symbols of our
11 respect and admiration.