Bill Text: IL SR1316 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of York cross country coach Joe Newton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1316 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1316-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of cross country coach Joe Newton, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on December 9, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Joe Newton was born in Chicago to Joseph Robinson | ||||||
6 | Newton Jr. and Blanche Hazzard on April 13, 1929; he graduated | ||||||
7 | from Parker High School on Chicago's South Side in 1947; he | ||||||
8 | attended Northwestern University on a track scholarship and | ||||||
9 | earned his bachelor's degree; he stayed at Northwestern for a | ||||||
10 | fifth year to complete his master's degree; he was drafted into | ||||||
11 | the United States Army in 1952 and served until 1954; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Joe Newton began his career as a physical | ||||||
13 | education teacher at York High School in 1956; he assisted with | ||||||
14 | the track team before being named head cross country and track | ||||||
15 | coach in 1960; he won his first state cross country title in | ||||||
16 | 1962; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Joe Newton created a running culture at York and | ||||||
18 | in the Elmhurst community; this culture was known as "The Long | ||||||
19 | Green Line," which was also the title of a 2008 documentary | ||||||
20 | film based on the team; he was the first high school coach to | ||||||
21 | be named to an Olympic coaching staff, and he was in charge of | ||||||
22 | the marathon runners at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Joe Newton moved to Arizona with his wife, Joan, | ||||||
2 | in the summer of 2000; he continued to return to Illinois each | ||||||
3 | August to begin a new cross-country season; he wrote four books | ||||||
4 | on running and was named Coach of the Year 20 times by the | ||||||
5 | Illinois Coaches Association; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Joe Newton retired in 2016 after leading York to | ||||||
7 | 28 state cross-country titles, 12 runner-up trophies, and four | ||||||
8 | awards for third place; he earned 44 podium finishes in 57 | ||||||
9 | seasons, along with the state title for track in 2000; he | ||||||
10 | attributed his success to a strong and caring coach-athlete | ||||||
11 | relationship; he created enduring and endearing nicknames for | ||||||
12 | each of his students and athletes; he rejoiced in the successes | ||||||
13 | of his runners and shook each team member's hand after every | ||||||
14 | practice; he believed the most important aspect of coaching was | ||||||
15 | his relationship with his athletes; and
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16 | WHEREAS, At the time of his death, Joe Newton was survived | ||||||
17 | by his wife, Joan Christine Newton, who has since passed away; | ||||||
18 | his daughter, Cindy L. Carbaugh (Richard); his sons, Thomas J. | ||||||
19 | Newton and John M. Newton; and his grandchildren, Caitlin L. | ||||||
20 | Pfaff, Kyle D. Pfaff (Allison), Julia R. Newton, and Lauren | ||||||
21 | Newton; therefore, be it
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22 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL |
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1 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
2 | Joe Newton and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | ||||||
3 | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of Joe Newton as an expression of our | ||||||
6 | deepest sympathy.
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