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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to thank Coach Dave Bennett of the
4 Pittsfield Saukees for his hard work and dedication over the
5 past 27 years; and
6 WHEREAS, Coach Bennett was hired in the summer of 1976 to
7 be head basketball coach and assistant football coach for the
8 Pittsfield Saukees; he has coached football, basketball, or
9 golf for 27 years at Pittsfield High School; and
10 WHEREAS, The Pittsfield Saukees basketball team won
11 Sectional championships in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985,
12 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, and 1999; these victories have
13 made the Pittsfield Saukees a member of the Sweet Sixteen in
14 the Class A State Basketball Tournament eleven separate
15 years; and
16 WHEREAS, The Pittsfield Saukees won at the Macomb
17 Supersectional in 1980, 1985, 1990, and 1991 and won the
18 Class A State Basketball Championship in 1991; and
19 WHEREAS, Coach Bennett coached 23 consecutive years in
20 basketball and averaged 23 victories per year; his teams won
21 more Illinois High School Assocation tournaments than any
22 other coach in the State of Illinois Class A history;
23 therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we thank Coach Dave Bennett for his hard work over the past
27 27 years and recognize his outstanding success as a
28 basketball coach; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to Coach Dave Bennett as a token of our respect and
31 esteem.