Bill Text: IL HR1282 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Blake Kinnett for his courage and determination in the face of his ALD diagnosis. Also recognizes the Kinnett family and the community of Alvin for their unwavering support of Blake.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR1282 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1282-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Blake James Dale Kinnett of Alvin, Illinois is a | ||||||
| 3 | strong-willed, independent, and hard-working high school | ||||||
| 4 | student; he is the son of John and Becky Kinnett and has two | ||||||
| 5 | siblings, a sister, Kaitlyn, and a brother, Garet; he attended | ||||||
| 6 | Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin Cooperative High School, | ||||||
| 7 | where he enjoyed playing football and basketball for the Blue | ||||||
| 8 | Devils; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Blake Kinnett has always had a passion for sports, | ||||||
| 10 | especially baseball and basketball; he was a two-time State | ||||||
| 11 | Champion in baseball by the age of 12 and played baseball in | ||||||
| 12 | Cooperstown, New York with the Iliana Chiefs team which placed | ||||||
| 13 | 21st out of 130 teams; during this time, he was a source of | ||||||
| 14 | inspiration for his teammates, as he played baseball despite | ||||||
| 15 | having a broken arm; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, In addition to being an accomplished baseball | ||||||
| 17 | player, Blake Kinnett enjoyed playing basketball in Alvin, | ||||||
| 18 | where a community court has been renamed Kinnett's Court in his | ||||||
| 19 | honor; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, When he was not busy playing sports, Blake Kinnett | ||||||
| 21 | could be found spending time with his friends, and family, | ||||||
| 22 | riding around on his golf cart, fishing, or hunting turkeys; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In February 2017, Blake Kinnett was diagnosed with | ||||||
| 3 | Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a genetic disease that destroys | ||||||
| 4 | the protective myelin sheath that surrounds the brain's | ||||||
| 5 | neurons; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, ALD affects 1 in 18,000 people, mostly boys and | ||||||
| 7 | men; there is no cure for ALD; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, In the wake of Blake Kinnett's diagnosis, the | ||||||
| 9 | community of Alvin has been incredibly generous and supportive | ||||||
| 10 | of him and his family; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 13 | commend Blake Kinnett for his courage and determination in the | ||||||
| 14 | face of his ALD diagnosis; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That we also commend the Kinnett family and the | ||||||
| 16 | community of Alvin for their unwavering support of Blake; and | ||||||
| 17 | be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Blake Kinnett and his family as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 20 | esteem and respect.
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