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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Robert Hambric of Chicago, who passed
4 away on August 21, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Bob Hambric grew up on the South Side of Chicago;
6 he played basketball at Parker (now Robeson) High School, where
7 he graduated in 1958; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Bob Hambric went on to LeMoyne-Owen College in
9 Memphis, Tennessee, where he was the captain of the basketball
10 team and an honors student; he earned his degree in elementary
11 education from the school in 1964; he later earned dual
12 master's degrees in guidance counseling and urban studies from
13 Northeastern University; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Bob Hambric was employed at Herny Horner Homes and
15 coached at a YMCA before taking over the freshman-sophomore
16 teams at Simeon in 1974, presiding over a string of winning
17 squads; after becoming Simeon's varsity coach in 1980, he
18 continued his string of victories until his retirement in 2004;
19 and
 
20     WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure as Simeon's coach, Bob
21 Hambric produced disciplined teams whose controlled offensive

 

 

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1 schemes broke with the city's tradition of breakneck,
2 playground-style play and fundamentally sound players; and
 
3     WHEREAS, During his brilliant 24-year career, Bob Hambric
4 coached Simeon to a phenomenal 551-145 record and produced a
5 State championship team in 1984; he won 20 or more games in 19
6 of his first 20 seasons; in 1998, he was inducted into the
7 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Bob Hambric taught his players the importance of
9 assists - on and off the court - through strong values which
10 encouraged global citizenship; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Bob Hambric utilized a strict discipline combined
12 with an ear of compassion for his players in order to share an
13 honest assessment of Chicago youth; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Bob Hambric is survived by his son, Robert M.
15 Hambric Jr.; his daughter, Robyn Hambric; his brother, Arthur;
16 his 3 nieces; and his long-time companion, Stacy Bonner;
17 therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
19 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
20 his family and friends, the passing of Robert Hambric; and be
21 it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Robert Hambric as an expression of
3 our sympathy.