Full Text of HR0433 096th General Assembly
HR0433 96TH 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 congratulate Renny Garshelis, | 4 |
| former wrestling official from Charleston, on being selected to | 5 |
| the Illinois Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, The longtime official from Charleston has | 8 |
| previously been named to Halls of Fame for the Illinois | 9 |
| Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, Eastern Illinois | 10 |
| University athletics, and Charleston High School wrestling; | 11 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, He began officiating locally, eventually working | 13 |
| 39 championships, including national college meets and State | 14 |
| high school events; he is the only official to have worked NCAA | 15 |
| Division I individual and team championships and IHSA | 16 |
| individual and team championships; and
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| WHEREAS, He began his career as the first wrestling coach | 18 |
| at Charleston High School; after the school dropped wrestling, | 19 |
| he began officiating high school meets in 1973 and then Eastern | 20 |
| Illinois University meets; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Garshelis' officiating career evolved into |
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| working the Southern Open, the St. Louis Open, and Caesar's | 2 |
| Palace tournaments for 20 years each, the Organ Bowl for 15 | 3 |
| years, the Oklahoma Open and the Iowa Open for five years, and | 4 |
| the NCAA West Regionals for 20 years; he officiated two NAIA | 5 |
| nationals and in 1979 worked all three NCAA levels of | 6 |
| Nationals, Divisions I, II, and III; and
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| WHEREAS, He officially retired in 2003, and spent a season | 8 |
| coaching Charleston High School; since that time he has helped | 9 |
| by observing high school officials and providing advice; | 10 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate Renny Garshelis on this honor and wish him the | 14 |
| best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Renny Garshelis as a symbol of our respect.
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