HR0091 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On Saturday, February 7, 2009, the DeKalb High School Varsity boy's basketball team played the Milwaukee Madison High School's boys basketball team in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, A player for the Madison High team had lost his mother earlier in the day after a five-year battle with cervical cancer; and

WHEREAS, The Coach for Madison High School, Aaron Womack Jr. arrived late to the game, but indicated to the DeKalb coaching staff the situation and told them that his team still intended to play; and

WHEREAS, DeKalb Head Coach Dave Rohlman told Coach Womack the team would be understanding of time constraints as well as for the cancellation of the game; and

WHEREAS, During the second quarter of the game the player whose mother had passed away arrived at the game, wanting to play; Coach Womack had not entered the player's name into the scorers book at the start of the game, believing he would not participate; and

WHEREAS, The referee informed Coach Womack and the DeKalb coaching staff that this player could play, but Madison High would be charged with a technical foul; the DeKalb coaching staff could be overheard stating that they would not take a technical foul against Madison High; and

WHEREAS, When the young man from Madison High was put into the game his school was charged with a technical foul; Darius McNeal of DeKalb High School volunteered to shoot the free throws; and

WHEREAS, When McNeal stepped to the free throw line he purposefully missed both shots as a sign of DeKalb High's discontent with Madison High being given a technical foul; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the DeKalb High School Varsity Basketball Team for their good example, their good sportsmanship, their character, their leadership, and their compassion for others; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Superintendent of DeKalb School District 408 and the members and coaching staff of the DeKalb Varsity Basketball Team as a symbol of our respect and esteem.