Bill Text: IL HR0982 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Katherine Reutter on the occasion of earning a silver medal and a bronze medal in the speed skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0982 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0982-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate Katherine Reutter
on the occasion of her silver and bronze medal victories in the
speed skating competition at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in
Vancouver, Canada; and
WHEREAS, Katherine Reutter was born on July 30, 1988, in
Champaign; her parents are Beth and Jay Reutter; she graduated
from Centennial High School in 2006; and
WHEREAS, Katherine Reutter learned to skate with her mother
during a figure skating class when she was 4 years old; she was
inspired to become a speed skater after meeting 5-time Olympic
gold medalist Bonnie Blair at her high school; she first
started speed skating professionally in 2005 at the age of 17
and began training at the Olympic Training Center in Marquette,
Michigan that year; she has trained in Salt Lake City, Utah
since 2007; and
WHEREAS, In February of 2009, Katherine Reutter completed a
1,000-meter race in 1 minute and 29.667 seconds in Dresden,
Germany; her time is less than 0.2 of a second short of the
world record set in 2008; and

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WHEREAS, Katherine Reutter won 4 silver medals at the 2009
Short Track Speed Skating World Cup; she won the women's 1,500
meter at the 2009-2010 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup on
November 7, 2009, finishing in 2:23.275 seconds and beating
Ha-Ri Cho of South Korea; she then made the 2010 U.S. Olympic
team after winning the 1,500 meter final at the Olympic short
track trials in September of 2009; in December of 2009, she
ranked 5th in the 500-meter category and 6th in the 1000-meter
category; and
WHEREAS, During the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Katherine
Reutter competed in the women's 3,000 meter relay and won the
bronze medal; in the finals of the 1,000 meter event, she
earned the silver medal; and
WHEREAS, Katherine Reutter plans to spend any money she
will earn for winning an Olympic medal on making improvements
to her parents' home in Champaign; and
WHEREAS, Katherine Reutter serves as a model of hard work,
integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
Illinois; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Katherine Reutter on the occasion of her

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performance and wish her continued success and happiness in the
future; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Katherine Reutter as a symbol of our esteem and
respect.