Bill Text: IL HR0559 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Aurora Gore of Round Lake on the occasion of completing a 21-mile swim across the English Channel.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0559 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0559-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 pleased to congratulate Aurora Gore of | ||||||
| 4 | Round Lake on the occasion of completing a 21-mile swim across | ||||||
| 5 | the English Channel; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Aurora Gore is employed as a hairstylist at the | ||||||
| 7 | Mario Tricoci Hair Salon and Day Spa in Libertyville; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Aurora Gore initially began her training about two | ||||||
| 9 | years ago because she wanted to compete in a triathlon; despite | ||||||
| 10 | only having basic knowledge of swimming at the time, she soon | ||||||
| 11 | discovered she really liked to swim and decided that, instead | ||||||
| 12 | of a triathlon, she wanted to try to traverse the English | ||||||
| 13 | Channel; under the guidance of her swim coach, Craig Strong, | ||||||
| 14 | she spent 16 to 22 hours a week swimming in Lake Michigan and | ||||||
| 15 | the pool to prepare her for the challenge; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Aurora Gore swam across the English Channel from | ||||||
| 17 | Dover, England to the coast of France on September 23, 2011; | ||||||
| 18 | she started her swim at about 7 A.M. and arrived at the coast | ||||||
| 19 | of France near Calais at about 9 P.M., completing her voyage | ||||||
| 20 | with a time of 14 hours and 10 minutes; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Through this fantastic achievement, Aurora Gore | ||||||
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| 1 | joins only about 1,000 people who have completed the crossing; | ||||||
| 2 | in addition to achieving this great accomplishment, she also | ||||||
| 3 | raised $500 in donations for the Kellogg Cancer Center in | ||||||
| 4 | memory of her stepfather, who died from cancer in 2001; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Aurora Gore serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 6 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 9 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we congratulate Aurora Gore on her accomplishment and wish her | ||||||
| 11 | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to Aurora Gore as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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