Bill Text: IL HR0471 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gene Pingatore of Westchester.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0471 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0471-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gene | ||||||
4 | "Coach Ping" Pingatore of Westchester, who passed away on June | ||||||
5 | 26, 2019; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore was born to Frank and Annette | ||||||
7 | Pingatore on October 12, 1936; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore was the coach of the St. Joseph | ||||||
9 | High School basketball team, the Chargers; the most successful | ||||||
10 | coach in Illinois high school basketball history, he had a | ||||||
11 | record of 1035-383 in 50 years; he coached NBA stars Isiah | ||||||
12 | Thomas and Evan Turner and three McDonald's All-Americans, | ||||||
13 | Isaiah Thomas, Daryl Thomas, and Daryl Cunningham; he had a | ||||||
14 | starring role in the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams; and
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15 | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Gene Pingatore was | ||||||
16 | coaching at the Riverside-Brookfield shootout and was planning | ||||||
17 | to start his 51st season at the helm of the Chargers' | ||||||
18 | basketball program; under his guidance, the Chargers were one | ||||||
19 | of the state's best teams, winning two state championships, | ||||||
20 | advancing to the state finals six times, and winning 13 | ||||||
21 | sectionals; in 2017, he was honored with a massive celebration | ||||||
22 | by the school when he won his 1,000th game; and
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1 | WHEREAS, As a coach, Gene Pingatore valued "the | ||||||
2 | relationships that were developed"; according to the IHSA | ||||||
3 | Executive Director, "the number of students he impacted during | ||||||
4 | his career is immeasurable"; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore was the loving father of Lisa | ||||||
6 | (Mike) Crispo, the proud grandfather of Erin, Kelli, and Jack, | ||||||
7 | the beloved fiance of Jill Oakley, the proud uncle of Frank | ||||||
8 | (Kristin) Kasprzak, Nick Kasprzak, and the late Robert E. | ||||||
9 | Kasprzak, the loving son of the late Annette and Frank, the | ||||||
10 | dear brother of the late Sandra, and the brother-in-law of | ||||||
11 | Robert Kasprzak; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
13 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we mourn the passing of Gene "Coach Ping" Pingatore and extend | ||||||
15 | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | ||||||
16 | knew and loved him; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Gene Pingatore as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our deepest sympathy.
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