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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Virginia Smith of
4Ava on being named the 2016 Miss Rodeo Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Virginia Smith was crowned Miss Rodeo Illinois on
6January 17, 2016 at the World Shooting Complex's Seasons Event
7Center in Sparta; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Virginia Smith will be traveling to rodeo
9competitions across the State and country as part of her
10one-year reign as Miss Rodeo Illinois 2016; currently, she is a
11senior at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she is
12majoring in agribusiness economics; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Virginia Smith is representing the Professional
14Rodeo Cowboys Association, headquartered in Colorado Springs,
15Colorado, the world's largest and oldest rodeo-sanctioning
16body; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In addition to appearing at rodeo events across
18the country, Virginia Smith will be competing for the title of
19Miss Rodeo America at a week-long pageant in Las Vegas this
20November; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3congratulate Virginia Smith on being named the 2016 Miss Rodeo
4Illinois and wish her success at the Miss Rodeo America pageant
5in Las Vegas later this year; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Virginia Smith with our sincerest esteem and
8respect.