Bill Text: IL SR1547 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Wayne McClain of Champaign.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1547 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1547-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 Wayne McClain of Champaign, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on October 15, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Wayne McClain was born on January 15, 1954 in | ||||||
| 6 | Peoria; he graduated from Manual High School in Peoria, where | ||||||
| 7 | he played basketball; he earned his bachelor's degree in | ||||||
| 8 | physical education from Bradley University, where he also | ||||||
| 9 | played basketball; he later earned his master's degree from | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois State University; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Wayne McClain began his teaching career at Blaine | ||||||
| 12 | Sumner Middle School and Harrison Elementary School (now | ||||||
| 13 | Harrison Community Learning Center) in Peoria; he then served | ||||||
| 14 | as assistant basketball coach at Manual High School for 18 | ||||||
| 15 | years, before being named head coach in 1995; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Wayne McClain coached the Manual High School Rams | ||||||
| 17 | to 3 of the 4 consecutive State championships the school won | ||||||
| 18 | between 1994 and 1997; in 1997, he was named National High | ||||||
| 19 | School Coach of the Year and his squad was named National High | ||||||
| 20 | School Champions; his teaching career included teaching 6th | ||||||
| 21 | graders, high school physical education, and serving as interim | ||||||
| 22 | Manual High School Dean of Students; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Wayne McClain joined the University of Illinois | ||||||
| 2 | men's basketball coaching staff under Bill Self and stayed on | ||||||
| 3 | through Bruce Weber's tenure; he spent 11 years with Illinois, | ||||||
| 4 | the last 3 as assistant head coach; he was the longest tenured | ||||||
| 5 | assistant coach in the Big Ten until he left the school in | ||||||
| 6 | 2012; he spent one year with Bruce Weber at Kansas State | ||||||
| 7 | University as Director of Student Development and then joined | ||||||
| 8 | Central High School in Champaign as head coach, where he guided | ||||||
| 9 | the Maroons to a regional title and a sectional win; as a | ||||||
| 10 | result, he was named All-Area Boys' Basketball Coach of the | ||||||
| 11 | Year; in 2005, he was named Best Dressed Coach; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Wayne McClain enjoyed family dinners, BBQs, | ||||||
| 13 | washing cars, and doing yard work; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Wayne McClain was preceded in death by his mother, | ||||||
| 15 | Rosetta McClain; a brother, Tony McClain; and a sister, Evelyn | ||||||
| 16 | McClain; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Wayne McClain is survived by his wife, Robin; his | ||||||
| 18 | son, Sergio McClain, Sr.; daughter, Brindeshie (expected | ||||||
| 19 | granddaughter, Brindisi McClain-Edwards) McClain; grandson, | ||||||
| 20 | Sergio McClain, Jr.; brothers, Puegot T., Jerry, and Eddie | ||||||
| 21 | (Dorothy) McClain; sisters, Rosie and Eunice McClain; and | ||||||
| 22 | countless friends and other family; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 3 | Wayne McClain, and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Wayne McClain as an expression of | ||||||
| 8 | our deepest sympathy.
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