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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Lorene Ramsey upon her
4 retirement as coach of the Illinois Central College Women's
5 basketball team; and
6 WHEREAS, The team won the school's fifth NJCAA Division
7 II national title; and
8 WHEREAS, Coach Ramsey has the most wins of any women's
9 basketball coach at a collegiate level, with a career record
10 of 887 wins and 197 losses in 33 seasons; and
11 WHEREAS, This was Coach Ramsey's seventh national title,
12 including two in NJCAA Division I softball; and
13 WHEREAS, In June, 2000 Coach Ramsey was part of the
14 second class inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of
15 Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee; Coach Ramsey has won National
16 Coach of the Year five times; has coached 22 All Americans,
17 and a total of 2,244 games at ICC; and
18 WHEREAS, During their season, the Cougars displayed
19 outstanding sportsmanship and represented their school and
20 their community with distinction; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we congratulate Coach Lorene Ramsey and extend to her our
24 sincere wishes for continued success in all of her future
25 endeavors; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to Coach Lorene Ramsey as an expression of our
28 respect and esteem.