Full Text of HR1418 095th General Assembly
HR1418 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Manuel M. Velasco and | 4 |
| Blanca Maria Velasco on the occasion of the Springfield Park | 5 |
| District renaming the tennis area at Washington Park in | 6 |
| Springfield the "Velasco Tennis Center" in honor of their work; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Manuel M. Velasco, a native of Bolivia, serves as | 9 |
| the Springfield Park District's racquet sports director and | 10 |
| long-time area tennis coach; he has coached tennis at | 11 |
| Jacksonville High School, MacMurray University, Illinois | 12 |
| College, the Springfield Racquet Club, Springfield College in | 13 |
| Illinois, and the former Sangamon State University; he serves | 14 |
| as head coach at the University of Illinois at Springfield; his | 15 |
| team at UIS has appeared at the NAIA National Tournament | 16 |
| fourteen times; as a player, he won six Bolivian National | 17 |
| Junior Tennis Champion titles and competed at the United States | 18 |
| Open at Forest Hills; and
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| WHEREAS, Blanca Maria Velasco has served as the assistant | 20 |
| manager for tennis programs for the Springfield Park District | 21 |
| and has participated in several community organizations, | 22 |
| including the Girls Scouts of America, the Illinois Prairie | 23 |
| Council, and the Thomas Rees Carillon Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Manuel and Blanca Maria Velasco will be formally | 2 |
| honored on July 5, 2008 at a dedication and reception hosted by | 3 |
| the Springfield Park District, the Springfield Parks | 4 |
| Foundation, and the Velasco Tennis Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Manuel and Blanca Maria Velasco's dedication to | 6 |
| their professions and their willingness to serve the community | 7 |
| make them role models for the people of the State of Illinois, | 8 |
| including several generations of children fondly referred to as | 9 |
| the "Washington Park Rats"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| honor Manuel M. Velasco and Blanca Maria Velasco for their | 13 |
| work, congratulate them for the renaming of the tennis center | 14 |
| in their honor, and wish them continued success and happiness | 15 |
| in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Manuel M. Velasco and Blanca Maria Velasco as a | 18 |
| symbol of our esteem and respect.
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