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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Bill Foster was recently inducted into the |
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| Springfield Sports Hall of Fame as a Friend of Sport; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Foster is a 1966 Springfield High graduate and |
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| has been involved with the LPGA State Farm Classic since 1979; |
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| he has served on the LPGA State Farm Classic board since 1985 |
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| and on the executive committee since 1987; he has served as |
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| tournament chairman, vice president of the board of directors, |
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| president of the board of directors, and chairman of the board |
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| of directors; from 1996 until 2001, he served on the LPGA |
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| Tournament Sponsors Association in various capacities; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been on the board of the Springfield Sports |
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| Hall of Fame since 1993; he was a founding member of the |
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| Capital Area Sports Commission and served as a member of the |
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| Springfield Park District board of trustees from 1979 to 1983; |
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| he was assistant treasurer of the Illinois Association of Park |
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| Districts from 1979 to 1983 and was a youth coach in basketball |
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| and soccer for 10 years; and
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| WHEREAS, From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Foster served as official |
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| scorer for SHG girls basketball and volleyball; he also was |
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| involved in fast-pitch softball, as a player and coach, and |
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| recreational league basketball; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate Bill Foster on being inducted into the |
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| Springfield Sports Hall of Fame as a Friend of Sport; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Mr. Foster as an expression of our esteem.
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