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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate Robert M. Frost of
4 Chicago on being chosen to represent Chicago at the 35th
5 Anniversary Special Olympics Summer Games in Dublin, Ireland;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Frost competed in the Special Olympics this
8 year and has participated in them for the past 35 years; and
9 WHEREAS, The Special Olympics began with the first games
10 on July 20, 1968, at Soldier Field in Chicago; the program is
11 now in over 150 countries around the world; and
12 WHEREAS, Summer Games is the largest of the more than 175
13 Special Olympics competitions held throughout the State each
14 year; at Summer Games, athletes compete in aquatics,
15 athletics (track & field), bocce, gymnastics, powerlifting,
16 and soccer; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 we congratulate Robert M. Frost on being chosen to represent
20 Chicago at the 35th Anniversary Special Olympics Summer Games
21 in Dublin, Ireland; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23 presented to Robert M. Frost as an expression of our respect
24 and esteem for his dedication and commitment to participating
25 in Special Olympics.