Bill Text: IL HR0433 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Renny Garshelis, former State wrestling official from Charleston, on being selected to the Illinois Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0433 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0433-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 Renny Garshelis, | ||||||
4 | former wrestling official from Charleston, on being selected to | ||||||
5 | the Illinois Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, The longtime official from Charleston has | ||||||
8 | previously been named to Halls of Fame for the Illinois | ||||||
9 | Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, Eastern Illinois | ||||||
10 | University athletics, and Charleston High School wrestling; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, He began officiating locally, eventually working | ||||||
13 | 39 championships, including national college meets and State | ||||||
14 | high school events; he is the only official to have worked NCAA | ||||||
15 | Division I individual and team championships and IHSA | ||||||
16 | individual and team championships; and
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17 | WHEREAS, He began his career as the first wrestling coach | ||||||
18 | at Charleston High School; after the school dropped wrestling, | ||||||
19 | he began officiating high school meets in 1973 and then Eastern | ||||||
20 | Illinois University meets; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Mr. Garshelis' officiating career evolved into |
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1 | working the Southern Open, the St. Louis Open, and Caesar's | ||||||
2 | Palace tournaments for 20 years each, the Organ Bowl for 15 | ||||||
3 | years, the Oklahoma Open and the Iowa Open for five years, and | ||||||
4 | the NCAA West Regionals for 20 years; he officiated two NAIA | ||||||
5 | nationals and in 1979 worked all three NCAA levels of | ||||||
6 | Nationals, Divisions I, II, and III; and
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7 | WHEREAS, He officially retired in 2003, and spent a season | ||||||
8 | coaching Charleston High School; since that time he has helped | ||||||
9 | by observing high school officials and providing advice; | ||||||
10 | therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
13 | congratulate Renny Garshelis on this honor and wish him the | ||||||
14 | best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Renny Garshelis as a symbol of our respect.
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