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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 Lisa Chesson of | ||||||
| 4 | Plainfield for her contributions to the United States Olympic | ||||||
| 5 | women's hockey team that won the silver medal at the 2010 | ||||||
| 6 | Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Lisa Chesson was a key contributor to the United | ||||||
| 8 | States Olympic women's hockey team, tallying 5 points during | ||||||
| 9 | the tournament and ranking 4th among all female defensemen; she | ||||||
| 10 | was a mainstay on the ice for the American team, totaling | ||||||
| 11 | 104:08 minutes and ranking 3rd on the team; she had a | ||||||
| 12 | plus/minus of +12, ranking 2nd on the team; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Lisa Chesson was a member of the U.S. Women's | ||||||
| 14 | National Team for the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation | ||||||
| 15 | World Women's Championship, which brought home the gold; she | ||||||
| 16 | was a member of the 2nd place U.S. Women's Select Team for the | ||||||
| 17 | 2007 Four Nations Cup; she was a member of the U.S. Women's | ||||||
| 18 | Select Team in 2008-2009; she was also a member of the U.S. | ||||||
| 19 | Women's Under-22 Select Team for the 2007 Under-22 Series with | ||||||
| 20 | Canada; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Lisa Chesson was a 4-time participant in the | ||||||
| 22 | U.S.A. Hockey Women's National Festival and a 2-time U.S.A. | ||||||
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| 1 | Hockey Player Development Camp attendee; she played for 4 years | ||||||
| 2 | at Ohio State University in the Western Collegiate Hockey | ||||||
| 3 | Association and had outstanding seasons during her college | ||||||
| 4 | career; she completed her career with 89 points (27 goals - 62 | ||||||
| 5 | assists) to stand 9th in the school's all-time record book and | ||||||
| 6 | 4th among defensemen; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, During her high school and middle school career, | ||||||
| 8 | Lisa Chesson had several career-defining moments, including | ||||||
| 9 | being named the 2000 Female Athlete of the Year at Heritage | ||||||
| 10 | Grove Middle School and winning the 2002 Sportsmanship Award | ||||||
| 11 | and the 2003 Best Defenseman Award at the Chicago Showcase; she | ||||||
| 12 | was a 2-year letter winner in track and field; she was the only | ||||||
| 13 | female to compete in the boys' varsity all-star game in 2004; | ||||||
| 14 | she competed for the Plainfield Central High School hockey team | ||||||
| 15 | for 2 years; she also played for the Chicago Mission U19 team | ||||||
| 16 | and Team Illinois; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Lisa Chesson is the daughter of Jeff and MaryAnn | ||||||
| 18 | Chesson; she has one brother, Phillip; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 20 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 21 | congratulate Lisa Chesson for her contributions to the 2010 | ||||||
| 22 | United States Olympic women's hockey team and wish her | ||||||
| 23 | continued success in the future; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Lisa Chesson as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 3 | esteem.
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