HR1309 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Daniel B. McGrath was recently inducted into the Leo High School Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath graduated from Leo High School in 1968; and

WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath started writing sports for the Leo High School Oriole and became its sports editor in 1968, and his ambition was to become a professional sports commentator; and

WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Mr. McGrath attended Marquette University and later worked for The Sacramento Bee and The Philadelphia Inquirer; and

WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath was hired by The Chicago Tribune as Sports Editor in the late 1990s; and

WHEREAS, When Leo High School senior Eric Ersery was gunned down while coming home from his job at Burlington Coat Factory, Dan McGrath wrote a series of poignant articles on the horrors of urban violence; and

WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath took the lead in establishing the Cecil McClure Scholarship Fund, by bringing together the best sports writers in America for a benefit that touched off a steady stream of donations to help young men fight back the streets through education; and

WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath is also an Adjunct Professor of Journalism at Northwestern University and a frequent commentator and moderator on The SCORE and Comcast and WGN Sports Shows; and

WHEREAS, Mr. McGrath is the husband of Jo-Anna and the father of Megan and Matthew McGrath, as well as the author of "Believe It: The Story of the 2005 World Championship White Sox"; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Daniel McGrath on being inducted into the Leo High School Hall of Fame; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mr. McGrath as an expression of our respect and esteem.