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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate speed skater Tommy
4Shimoda of Mount Greenwood on winning a gold medal in the
5500-meter race at the 2017 Special Olympic Winter World Games;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Tommy Shimoda also won a bronze medal in the
8777-meter event at the games in Austria, the only Chicago
9athlete to participate in the international games; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Tommy Shimoda has participated in the Mount
11Greenwood Special Recreation Association since he was eight
12years old; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Tommy Shimoda has been skating for 17 years and
14said his biggest inspiration is his brother, Clarke; therefore,
15be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18congratulate speed skater Tommy Shimoda on winning a gold medal
19in the 500-meter race at the 2017 Special Olympic Winter World
20Games; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Tommy Shimoda as an expression of our esteem and
3respect.