Bill Text: IL HR0529 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Edwardsville High School and Coach Dave Lipe on being named the United States Tennis Association (USTA) St. Louis Organizational Member of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0529 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0529-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Edwardsville High School | ||||||
| 4 | and Coach Dave Lipe on being named the 2019 USTA St. Louis | ||||||
| 5 | Organizational Member of the Year in recognition of the | ||||||
| 6 | numerous tennis-related events that the tennis center hosts | ||||||
| 7 | throughout the year; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, While facilities like country clubs and tennis | ||||||
| 9 | clubs are in the running for this honor, it is significant that | ||||||
| 10 | the honor of Organizational Member of the Year was awarded to a | ||||||
| 11 | high school; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Edwardsville High School Tennis Center hosts | ||||||
| 13 | many events and programs, including the Edwardsville Open and | ||||||
| 14 | the USTA Pro Circuit event Edwardsville Futures, the only | ||||||
| 15 | professional tournament in the country hosted on a high school | ||||||
| 16 | campus; the center also hosts junior tournaments, including the | ||||||
| 17 | Tiger Tennis Classic; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Coach Dave Lipe has guided the boys and girls | ||||||
| 19 | tennis teams at Edwardsville High School to success through his | ||||||
| 20 | continued hard work, building a strong tennis program and | ||||||
| 21 | establishing the Mitch and Friends Fund to provide tennis | ||||||
| 22 | clinics for children with special needs; furthermore, Coach | ||||||
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| 1 | Lipe won his 800th career dual meet earlier this year; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In addition to being part of the coaching staff | ||||||
| 3 | responsible for this USTA honor, Assistant Coaches Kirk | ||||||
| 4 | Schlueter and Emily Cimarolli were awarded the USTA St. Louis | ||||||
| 5 | Junior Team Tennis Award for their work in bringing Junior Team | ||||||
| 6 | Tennis back to Edwardsville High School after a nearly ten-year | ||||||
| 7 | absence; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we congratulate Coach Dave Lipe on the success of the | ||||||
| 11 | Edwardsville High School tennis program and commend him for his | ||||||
| 12 | leadership, which led to Edwardsville High School being named | ||||||
| 13 | the USTA St. Louis Organizational Member of the Year, and his | ||||||
| 14 | work, as a tennis coach, in shaping the youth of Edwardsville; | ||||||
| 15 | and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Dave Coach Lipe, Assistant Coach Kirk Schlueter, | ||||||
| 18 | and Assistant Coach Emily Cimarolli as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | esteem and respect.
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