Full Text of HR0811 93rd General Assembly
HR0811 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to Coach Joe | 4 |
| Newton on his 75th birthday and on his many years of success; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Joe Newton is one of the most talented and | 7 |
| successful cross country and track coaches in history; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach Newton's love for the sport began as a | 9 |
| student at Parker High School on Chicago's South Side, where he | 10 |
| was named a High School All-American and won 12 major letters; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, His running career continued as a sprinter at | 13 |
| Northwestern University where he received his Bachelor of | 14 |
| Science degree in 1951 and his Master of Arts degree in 1952; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, He answered the call to serve his country as a | 17 |
| member of the United States Army; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to beginning his high school coaching | 19 |
| career, Coach Newton was the Head Track Coach at Ft. Leonard | 20 |
| Wood, Missouri, where he coached three Olympic runners; and
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| WHEREAS, His coaching career as member of the York | 22 |
| Community High School family began in 1956; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach Newton has lead the York Community High | 24 |
| School Dukes to an unprecedented 24 State Championship Titles | 25 |
| and 19 National Cross Country Championships; and
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| WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Track Coaches Association | 27 |
| has named Coach Newton the High School Cross Country Coach of |
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| the Year 16 times in addition to being named the Illinois High | 2 |
| School Coaches Association's Coach of the Year 15 times; and
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| WHEREAS, The success and leadership of Coach Newton was | 4 |
| recognized when he became the first high school coach to be | 5 |
| selected to represent our country as an Olympic Coach for the | 6 |
| United States Track and Field Team in 1988 at Seoul, Korea; and
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| WHEREAS, The National High School Athletic Coaches | 8 |
| Association Hall of Fame, the United States Track Coaches | 9 |
| Association Hall of Fame, the Northwestern University Hall of | 10 |
| Fame, the United States Track and Field Federation Hall of | 11 |
| Fame, the Northern Illinois Track and Cross Country Association | 12 |
| Hall of Fame, and the Gatorade Coaches Hall of Fame have all | 13 |
| bestowed upon Coach Newton the honor of being an inductee; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach Newton touches the lives of runners and | 15 |
| coaches across the nation as a gifted author and motivational | 16 |
| speaker; and
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| WHEREAS, Coach Newton's dynamic, energetic, and zealous | 18 |
| devotion to his students has taught us the true definition of a | 19 |
| champion; and
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| WHEREAS, He has touched the lives of countless young | 21 |
| athletes and taught them to achieve greatness both on and off | 22 |
| the field; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 24 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 25 |
| do hereby offer our congratulations to Coach Joe Newton on the | 26 |
| occasion of his 75th birthday and on his many years of success; | 27 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED,That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 29 |
| presented to Coach Joe Newton and his family.
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