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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the life of McGlother "Mac"
4Irvin, legendary Chicago basketball figure, who passed away on
5December 24, 2011; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Mac Irvin was a basketball star at Tilden High
7School in the late 1950s and then at St. Augustine's in
8Raleigh, North Carolina; he worked as an executive for Xerox
9Corporation until 1992, when he entered the club basketball
10scene; and
 
11    WHEREAS, A member of the Illinois High School Basketball
12Hall of Fame, Mac Irvin was known as the "Godfather" throughout
13the Chicago Basketball community; he ran the Mac Irvin Fire, a
14Nike-sponsored team, which has consistently been one of the
15nation's premier club programs; he had a vision that changed
16the landscape of high school basketball; he was among the first
17coaches to take Chicago players around the country to compete;
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, Mac Irvin coached several future NBA stars through
20his summer camps and teams, including Kobe Bryant, Shawn
21Marion, Shaquille O'Neal, Antoine Walker, and Tim Hardaway;
22they were basketball stars, but he taught them about life; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Mac Irvin created the Mac Irvin Foundation, which
2assists at-risk youth; he was widely regarded for his
3generosity to all children; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Mac Irving was a mentor, coach, and surrogate
5father to the kids who came through the ranks of his amateur
6basketball teams; he turned a small South Side basketball
7program into one of the best in the country; and
 
8    WHEREAS, at the time of his death, Mac Irvin was survived
9by his wife, Louise; his mother; his brother, his children,
10Byron, Lance, McGlother Jr., Mike, Nick, and Cynthia; and his
1111 grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14recognize the life of McGlother "Mac" Irvin and extend our
15sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew
16and loved him; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to the family of Mac Irvin as an expression of our
19deepest sympathy.