Bill Text: IL HR1378 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Ryan Held on winning the Gold Medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1378 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1378-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 Springfield native
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4 | Ryan Held on winning the Gold Medal for Team USA in the Men's | ||||||
5 | 4x100 relay at the 2016
Summer Olympics in Rio; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Ryan Held is a 2014 graduate of Sacred Heart | ||||||
7 | Griffin High School (SHG) in Springfield
and attends North | ||||||
8 | Carolina State University; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Ryan Held swam the third leg for the U.S. Men's | ||||||
10 | 4x100 freestyle relay, holding onto the
lead handed to him by | ||||||
11 | teammate Michael Phelps before giving way for Nathan Adrian,
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12 | America's best sprinter; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Ryan Held just finished his sophomore year at | ||||||
14 | North Carolina State University, where he
helped N.C. State win | ||||||
15 | its first NCAA relay championship in the 400 freestyle; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Ryan Held is the ACC champion in the 50 and 100 | ||||||
17 | freestyle, leading the Wolfpack to
their second straight title; | ||||||
18 | and
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19 | WHEREAS, The State Journal-Register named Ryan Held the | ||||||
20 | Central State Eight Conference
Swimmer of the Year for four |
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1 | straight seasons; and
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2 | WHEREAS, During his senior year at SHG, Ryan Held broke the | ||||||
3 | Illinois High School Association State meet record in the 50
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4 | yard freestyle, and repeated as the 100 freestyle champion; he | ||||||
5 | was named the Illinois Swimmer
of the Year in 2014; therefore, | ||||||
6 | be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | congratulate Ryan Held on
winning the Gold Medal at the 2016 | ||||||
10 | Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and we express our
pride in | ||||||
11 | his accomplishments in Rio; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to Ryan Held as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
14 | respect.
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