Bill Text: IL HR0032 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Congratulates Coach Gene Pingatore of St. Joseph High School in Westchester on winning his 827th basketball game, surpassing the previous State record.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2009-02-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0032 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0032-Introduced.html


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HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Coach Gene
4 Pingatore of St. Joseph High School in Westchester on winning
5 his 827th basketball game, surpassing the previous State
6 record; and
7 WHEREAS, On January 16, 2009, he won his 827th game as his
8 St. Joseph Chargers defeated the Carmel Corsairs 49-26 in
9 Mundelein; and
10 WHEREAS, The St. Joseph victory gave Coach Pingatore his
11 827th career victory, passing Peoria Manual's Dick Van Scyoc to
12 become the number one all-time winningest among Illinois high
13 school boys basketball coaches; and
14 WHEREAS, Coach Pingatore has coached at St. Joseph High
15 School for over 40 years; his team's have finished fourth,
16 third, second, and in 1999 won the Class AA Boys Basketball
17 Championship; therefore, be it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 congratulate Coach Pingatore and wish him the best in the
21 future; and be it further

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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Coach Gene Pingatore as a symbol of our respect.
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