Bill Text: IL HR0950 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Evan Lysacek on the occasion of his gold medal victory in the figure skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0950 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0950-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 Evan Lysacek on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of his gold medal victory in the figure skating | ||||||
5 | competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, | ||||||
6 | British Columbia, Canada; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek was born on June 4, 1985; after | ||||||
8 | graduating from Neuqua Valley High School in 2003, Evan Lysacek | ||||||
9 | moved from Naperville to Los Angeles, California to pursue his | ||||||
10 | dream and further hone his skills; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek became the first American man to win | ||||||
12 | the Olympic gold medal in figure skating since Brian Boitano in | ||||||
13 | 1988 when he defeated defending champion Evgeni Plushenko; Mr. | ||||||
14 | Lysacek finished the competition with a career-best 257.67, | ||||||
15 | 1.31 points ahead of Plushenko, to secure the gold medal; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek has performed at the Olympics twice, | ||||||
17 | in 2006 and 2010; he is the 2000 and 2007 U.S. Champion and the | ||||||
18 | 2009 World Champion; he is a champion of the 2009 Grand Prix | ||||||
19 | Final; he was the 2005 and 2007 Four Continents Champion, the | ||||||
20 | 2009 Skate America Champion, and the 2006 Cup of China | ||||||
21 | Champion; he is also the winner of numerous local skating | ||||||
22 | championships throughout his 15-year career; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek was the winner of SKATING Magazine's | ||||||
2 | 2009 Readers' Choice Skater of the Year Award; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek credits much of his success to the | ||||||
4 | efforts of his dedicated coach, Frank Carroll; his talented | ||||||
5 | choreographer, Lori Nichol; his loving parents and biggest | ||||||
6 | supporters, Don and Tanya; and his siblings, Laura and | ||||||
7 | Christina; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Evan Lysacek serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
9 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
10 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
13 | congratulate Evan Lysacek on the occasion of his gold medal | ||||||
14 | victory and wish him continued success and happiness in the | ||||||
15 | future; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to Evan Lysacek as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
18 | respect.
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