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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are
3 pleased to congratulate U.S. Army Captain Lorenzo Smith III of
4 Kankakee on being part of the U.S. Olympic bobsled team that
5 placed sixth at the XX Winter Olympiad in Torino, Italy; while
6 participating in the Olympics, he kept in touch with his
7 hometown of Kankakee through a diary link on the internet with
8 Noel LeVasseur school; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He has been competing in the bobsled event since
10 2002 and served as a pusher on team USA-2 at the Olympics; he
11 was an integral part of the U.S. team during the 2004-05 season
12 when he raced with talented veterans Mike Kohn, Steve Holcomb,
13 and Todd Hayes; his best result during that "breakout" campaign
14 was a fourth-place finish he helped secure in Lake Placid, New
15 York, with Mr. Holcomb, Ben Fogel, and Jason Ross; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Captain Smith is an air defense artillery officer
17 and a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete program; he
18 entered the Army on May 27, 2000, and completed his officer
19 basic course in February 2001; he served in Korea as a tactical
20 control officer and at Fort Carson as an assistant operations
21 officer prior to his assignment to the Army World Class Athlete
22 program; and
 
23     WHEREAS, He attended Kankakee High School in Kankakee and
24 holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management
25 from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New
26 York; and
 
27     WHEREAS, At the United States Military Academy in West
28 Point, New York, he was a two-time Patriot League champion in
29 the sprinting events while a member of the Black Knights' track
30 and field team; his name still appears on three of the Army's
31 all-time Top 10 lists, including the 60-meter and 100-meter

 

 

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1 dashes and the 4x100-meter relay; he helped set the Academy
2 record in the 4x100-meter relay during the 2000 outdoor season;
3 therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Captain Lorenzo Smith III of Kankakee on
7 representing our State by being part of the U.S. Olympic
8 bobsled team that placed sixth at the XX Winter Olympiad; and
9 be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Captain Smith as an expression of our esteem.