Full Text of HR0580 95th General Assembly
HR0580 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to commemorate the accomplishments of | 4 |
| local athletes, who bring together fans and residents from | 5 |
| their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois State Special Olympics were held June | 7 |
| 15 to 17, 2007, at Illinois State University's Hancock Stadium; | 8 |
| and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, For the first time, all 20 members of the Canton | 10 |
| Special Olympics Team participated in the Illinois State | 11 |
| Special Olympics, where the team received 15 medals including | 12 |
| nine gold, five silver, and one bronze, signifying their | 13 |
| achievements; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Athletes must place first or second in local or | 15 |
| regional competitions in order to compete at the State games; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, Following the Special Olympics, the team was | 18 |
| welcomed back to Canton with an escort to Lincoln School from | 19 |
| the Canton Fire Department; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Canton team members participating in this year's |
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| Illinois State Special Olympics opening ceremonies were banner | 2 |
| carriers Joseph Davison, Brad Bitner, Zach Taylor, and Nicholas | 3 |
| Denning, and torch runner Brittany Hart; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Members of the Canton Special Olympics Team | 5 |
| received individual honors, including Gold Medal winners | 6 |
| Jordan Beard, Brad Bitner, and Nicole Hickman in the running | 7 |
| long jump; Chris Clouse in the shot put; Montana Davis in the | 8 |
| 50 meter; Parker Roos in the tennis ball throw; Felisha Swank | 9 |
| in the softball throw and 100 meter; and the relay team of | 10 |
| Felisha Swank, Nicole Hickman, Zach Taylor, and Kyle Wilson; | 11 |
| Silver Medal winners Montana Davis in the softball throw; | 12 |
| Joseph Davison in the running long jump; Elizabeth Griffith in | 13 |
| the tennis ball throw; Shane Wilcox in the shot put; and the | 14 |
| relay team of Montana Davis, LeeRoy Davis, Jordan Beard, and | 15 |
| Colton Chears; and Bronze Medal winner Mairy Deatherage in the | 16 |
| softball throw; fourth place winners Nick Denning and Kyle | 17 |
| Wilson in the running long jump; and Jordan Beard and Parker | 18 |
| Roos in the 50 meter; fifth place winners Fabian Lindsey in the | 19 |
| tennis ball throw and 50 meter; LeeRoy Davis in the softball | 20 |
| throw; Brittany Hart in the 100 meter; and Joseph Davison in | 21 |
| the 200 meter; sixth place winners Colton Chears and Brittany | 22 |
| Hart in the running long jump; and Brad Bitner and LeeRoy Davis | 23 |
| in the 50 meter; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, Members of the Canton Special Olympics Team are |
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| Anthony Lambert, Richie Pierce, Jordan Beard, Brad Bitner, | 2 |
| Colton Chears, Chris Clouse, Montana Davis, LeeRoy Davis, | 3 |
| Joseph Davison, Mairy Deatherage, Nicholas Denning, Elizabeth | 4 |
| Griffith, Brittany Hart, Nicole Hickman, Fabian Lindsey, | 5 |
| Parker Roos, Felisha Swank, Zach Taylor, Shane Wilcox, and Kyle | 6 |
| Wilson; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, The Head Coach of the Canton Special Olympics Team | 8 |
| is Greg Stephenson; therefore, be it | 9 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate the Canton Special Olympics Team on their | 12 |
| achievements at the 2007 Illinois State Special Olympics; and | 13 |
| be it further | 14 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the Canton Special Olympics Team as a symbol of | 16 |
| our appreciation for their hard work and dedication.
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