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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY GRUCELA, BRENNAN, BARRAR, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, CONKLIN, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, HARHAI, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MELIO, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, PRESTON, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, STABACK, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 5, 2009 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 5, 2009 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Honoring the life and service of Northampton County Councilman |
2 | Wayne Grube and expressing sincere condolences upon his |
3 | death. |
4 | WHEREAS, Wayne Grube, of Hanover Township, Northampton |
5 | County, a longtime participant in State and local government, |
6 | died on November 11, 2008; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Born on March 27, 1934, in the City of Easton, Mr. |
8 | Grube served four years in the United States Navy before earning |
9 | a secondary education degree from East Stroudsburg State |
10 | College; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Mr. Grube went on to become head football coach of |
12 | Easton Area High School, where he had a record of 81-44-6, |
13 | including two undefeated seasons, and won two conference |
14 | championships; and |
15 | WHEREAS, After serving briefly as an assistant coach with |
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1 | Lehigh University, Mr. Grube returned to coach the Wilson Area |
2 | High School football team, compiling a 63-45 record and earning |
3 | one Colonial League Championship; and |
4 | WHEREAS, After 22 years of coaching, Mr. Grube was honored |
5 | with induction into the McDonald's Lehigh Valley All-Star |
6 | Football Classic Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Lehigh Valley |
7 | Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of |
8 | Fame in 2003; and |
9 | WHEREAS, In addition to the innumerable students and student- |
10 | athletes he helped on and off the field during his years as a |
11 | teacher and coach, Mr. Grube demonstrated a similar dedication |
12 | to governmental public service; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Mr. Grube served the past 18 years on the |
14 | Northampton County Council, including four years as council |
15 | president, and was a steadfast advocate for Gracedale, the |
16 | county's nursing home, doing whatever he could to help people |
17 | get family members admitted; and |
18 | WHEREAS, The first person hired by State Representative |
19 | Richard T. Grucela to work in his district office after his |
20 | election to the House of Representatives in 1998, Mr. Grube |
21 | spent ten years as a legislative aide; and |
22 | WHEREAS, Mr. Grube is survived by his wife of 24 years, Patti |
23 | Grube, three daughters and three grandchildren; and |
24 | WHEREAS, Mr. Grube's love for, and dedication to, his family, |
25 | his former students and athletes, Northampton County Council and |
26 | the House of Representatives, merits the appreciation and |
27 | gratitude of the House of Representatives; therefore be it |
28 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the life of |
29 | Wayne Grube and express condolences upon his death on November |
30 | 11, 2008; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to |
2 | Mrs. Patti Grube, 4922 Cheryl Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017. |
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