Full Text of HR1107 95th General Assembly
HR1107 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mark Lamping on the | 4 |
| occasion of his retirement as President of the St. Louis | 5 |
| Cardinals on April 2, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Lamping earned his Bachelor of Science degree | 7 |
| in accounting from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, | 8 |
| Missouri and his master's degree in business administration | 9 |
| from Saint Louis University; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Lamping served as Anheuser-Busch's group | 11 |
| director of sports marketing for five years before being | 12 |
| appointed president of the St. Louis Cardinals on September 1, | 13 |
| 1994; as president, he has managed the club's business and | 14 |
| facility operations, including the renovation of the old Busch | 15 |
| Stadium and revitalization of the Cardinals franchise in the | 16 |
| mid-1990s, and the development and funding of the new Busch | 17 |
| Stadium, which opened in April of 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Lamping led the St. Louis Cardinals during | 19 |
| the club's 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2005 Central Division | 20 |
| titles, their 2004 National League Championship, and the team's | 21 |
| 10th World Championship in 2006; under his leadership, the | 22 |
| Cardinals were honored by the United Sports Fans of America in |
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| 1999 and in 2003 as Major League Baseball's Fan Friendly Team | 2 |
| in honor of their superior efforts to make the ballpark | 3 |
| experience more enjoyable for the fans; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Lamping is a member of many charitable and | 5 |
| civic organizations; his activities include board memberships | 6 |
| with the St. Louis Sports Commission, Saint Louis University | 7 |
| Business School, Habitat for Humanity, the St. Louis Cardinals | 8 |
| Community Fund, and Wings of Hope, among others; he also served | 9 |
| as the chairperson of the Make-A-Wish Foundation Golf Classic, | 10 |
| Old Newsboys Day, St. Louis Archdiocese Catholic Charities | 11 |
| Christmas Appeal, and Pope John Paul II's 1999 visit to St. | 12 |
| Louis, Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Lamping has been the recipient of many honors | 14 |
| and awards in recognition of his charitable efforts; in 1998, | 15 |
| he was honored as Man of the Year by the St. Louis chapter of | 16 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resources and was the recipient of | 17 |
| the James O'Flynn Award from St. Patrick's Center in | 18 |
| recognition of his work with St. Louis' homeless; he was the | 19 |
| recipient of the Catholic Youth Council 2000 Community | 20 |
| Achievement Award and the 2001 Marianist Youth Medal for his | 21 |
| support of youth in the St. Louis area; he was the recipient of | 22 |
| the 2001 Legacy Award from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of St. | 23 |
| Louis and the recipient of the Gateway Leadership Award from | 24 |
| the International Leadership Network in 2006; he was also an |
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| inductee into the Vianney High School Hall of Fame and was | 2 |
| named the 2000 Alumnus of the Year for outstanding achievement | 3 |
| by Rockhurst University; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Lamping and his wife, Cheryl, have three | 5 |
| children, Brian, Lauren, and Timothy; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Following his retirement, Mark Lamping will now | 7 |
| serve as CEO of the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, a joint | 8 |
| venture between the NFL's New York Giants and New York Jets to | 9 |
| build to build a new world-class stadium for both teams and for | 10 |
| major sports and entertainments events; he will be responsible | 11 |
| for the overall operation of the new stadium; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate Mark Lamping on the occasion of his retirement and | 15 |
| wish him continued success and happiness in his future | 16 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Mark Lamping as a symbol of our esteem and | 19 |
| respect.
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