Full Text of HR1363 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Paul and Barbara | 4 | | Segobiano on the occasion of their 58 years of dedicated | 5 | | service to the Bloomington Knockers Youth Football Team; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Bloomington Knockers Youth Football Team is a | 7 | | program that gives kids in the community a chance to learn the | 8 | | skills and fundamentals of the game; for 3 months each fall, | 9 | | Paul and Barbara Segobiano have dedicated themselves to working | 10 | | with children ages 8-15; they have helped to provide an | 11 | | opportunity for children of all economic and ethnic backgrounds | 12 | | to participate in a highly respected program; the Bloomington | 13 | | Knockers program has mentored and inspired over 6,000 children | 14 | | through the program while teaching them the values of | 15 | | tolerance, hard work, discipline, and respect; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Paul Segobiano was born and raised on | 17 | | Bloomington's west side; he was driven to form the Knockers | 18 | | after noticing that youth football players on the west side | 19 | | were facing better equipped players from elsewhere; he | 20 | | approached Father George Casper, a priest at St. Patrick's | 21 | | Catholic Church, who helped raise funds for the program; Paul | 22 | | Segobiano then allowed Father Casper to name the team; Father | 23 | | Casper chose the name Knockers in honor of the Knock Shrine in |
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| 1 | | western Ireland, where a fellow priest's blind mother | 2 | | reportedly had her sight restored; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The vision for the Knockers was clear from the | 4 | | start: to teach discipline and respect for others and to create | 5 | | a family atmosphere; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The heart and soul of the Knockers Program has | 7 | | been Paul and Barbara Segobiano; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Paul and Barbara Segobiano have been married for | 9 | | 59 years and have 5 children, 12 grandchildren, and 5 | 10 | | great-grandchildren; they are both graduates of Trinity High | 11 | | School and
have served on several school committees at St. | 12 | | Patrick's, St. Mary's, and Central Catholic High
School; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Segobiano is a registered nurse and a | 14 | | survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor; she helped start the | 15 | | Women's Health Center at St. Joseph Hospital and co-chaired the | 16 | | first Twin Cities Festival; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Paul Segobiano is a Director of the Great Plains | 18 | | LIFE Foundation; he has also been elected to
the McLean County | 19 | | Board for 42 years and has worked with many community | 20 | | organizations; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Paul and Barbara Segobiano on the occasion of | 4 | | their 58 years of dedicated service to the Bloomington Knockers | 5 | | Youth Football Team and wish them great happiness and success | 6 | | in the future; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Paul and Barbara Segobiano as a symbol of our | 9 | | respect and esteem.
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