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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Daryl Thomas; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Daryl Thomas was born and raised on the westside 
5of Chicago, where he attended Resurrection Grammar School; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Daryl Thomas was a high school basketball star for 
7Chicago-area power house St. Joseph High School in Westchester, 
8where he played for Hall of Fame coach Gene Pingatore; he was a 
9McDonald's and Parade All-American as a high school senior in 
101983; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Daryl Thomas was a captain on Indiana University's 
121987 national championship team, where he played for legendary 
13coach Bobby Knight and assisted Keith Smart's iconic 
14game-winning jumper against Syracuse; and
  
 
  
15    WHEREAS, Daryl Thomas earned All-Big Ten honors during his 
16junior and senior season and served as captain in 1986 and 
171987; he finished his college career with 1,095 points and 419 
18rebounds in 106 games; and
 
  
19    WHEREAS, Daryl Thomas was taken in the sixth round in the 
201987 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings; he played professional 
 
 
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1basketball in Europe and South America; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Daryl Thomas returned to the Chicago area and 
3worked as an assistant at St. Joseph; he worked for the Chicago 
4Bulls in the Chicago Bulls/Sox Youth Academy in Lisle, and ran 
5basketball camps in the Chicago suburbs; in 2015, he took over 
6as head coach of Montini Catholic; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Daryl Thomas is survived by his wife, Marta, and 
8their three children; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Daryl Thomas, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, 
12friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to  the family of  Daryl Thomas as an expression of our 
15deepest sympathy.