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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Derrick Rose, |
4 | | guard with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Chicago |
5 | | Bulls, on becoming the youngest Most Valuable Player (MVP) in |
6 | | the history of the NBA; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, He accepted the award during a ceremony held on |
8 | | May 3, 2011 in Lincolnshire; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, At 22, he unseated Wes Unseld, who won the award |
10 | | in 1969 at the age of 23; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, During the ceremony, he paid tribute to his |
12 | | mother, who had a front-row seat to watch her son receive his |
13 | | honors, as well as his older brothers; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Rose was born and raised in the Englewood |
15 | | neighborhood of Chicago and is the son of Brenda Rose; he was a |
16 | | student and graduated from Simeon Career Academy in Chicago in |
17 | | 2007; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Rose was drafted first by the Chicago |
19 | | Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft; he joins former Chicago Bulls |
20 | | all-star Michael Jordan as the only Bulls player to earn an MVP |