Full Text of HR1425 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend and applaud Patty Ryan for her | 4 | | great dedication and her many significant achievements; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Saint Ignatius College Prep, a Jesuit Catholic | 6 | | school in the heart of Chicago, is a diverse community | 7 | | dedicated to educating young men and women for lives of faith, | 8 | | love, service, and leadership; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Through outstanding teaching and personal | 10 | | formation, Saint Ignatius College Prep challenges its talented | 11 | | student body to intellectual excellence, integrity, and | 12 | | lifelong learning and growth; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Patty Ryan is an esteemed alumni of Saint Ignatius | 14 | | College Prep, embodying wholeheartedly the belief that the | 15 | | Saint Ignatius graduate will examine his or her religious | 16 | | feelings and beliefs with a view to adhering to her faith's | 17 | | choice of a fundamental orientation toward God and establishing | 18 | | a relationship with a religious tradition and community; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Patty Ryan believes in taking more responsibility | 20 | | for exploring, confirming, and living out her own faith; she | 21 | | embodies a core tenant of her faith by continuing to move |
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| 1 | | beyond self-interest or self-centeredness in her relationships | 2 | | with others; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Patty Ryan demonstrates herself to be a person for | 4 | | others in the Jesuit tradition and encourages her players and | 5 | | students to be men and women for others; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, As a Saint Ignatius College Prep alumni, Patty | 7 | | Ryan accepts the charge of her faith to embrace intentional | 8 | | responsibility for her own growth and to risk deeper levels of | 9 | | relationship in which one discloses self, accepts the mystery | 10 | | of another person, and cherishes that person; she has also | 11 | | achieved considerable knowledge of some of the many needs of | 12 | | local and wider communities and has taken a place in these | 13 | | communities as a competent, concerned, and responsible member; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Patty Ryan continues to exhibit personal growth of | 16 | | mastery of intellectual integrity in her personal quest for the | 17 | | truth of her religious beliefs and her response to issues of | 18 | | social justice; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Patty Ryan was an esteemed participant on the | 20 | | Saint Ignatius Wolfpack Girls Varsity Volleyball Team and | 21 | | started all four years of high school on the Varsity Team; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Patty Ryan was an All-State volleyball stand-out | 2 | | at Saint Ignatius College Prep, with some of her | 3 | | accomplishments including Saint Ignatius Team MVP (1994), | 4 | | All-Division and All-Conference for the Girls Catholic | 5 | | Athletic Conference (1991-1994), Chicago Sun Times All-Area | 6 | | Team (1994), Chicago Tribune All-Area Team (1994), and | 7 | | induction into the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Hall of | 8 | | Fame (2011-2012); and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from Saint Ignatius College | 10 | | Prep, Patty Ryan went on to earn a full-ride volleyball | 11 | | scholarship from Loyola University Chicago; during her senior | 12 | | year at Loyola University Chicago, she was named Player of the | 13 | | Year in that athletic conference; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, As a Saint Ignatius Varsity assistant varsity | 15 | | volleyball coach, Patty Ryan endeavors to develop student | 16 | | athletes not only on the court, but off the court as well, and | 17 | | to help them learn self-discipline, perseverance, hard work, a | 18 | | sense of personal and school pride, and personal integrity; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Over the past 16 years, Patty Ryan helped lead the | 20 | | Saint Ignatius Wolfpack Varsity Volleyball team to 10 IHSA | 21 | | Regional Championships, three IHSA Sectional Championships, | 22 | | five IHSA Sweet Sixteen appearances, and one Girls Athletic | 23 | | Conference Championship; under her leadership, the team beat |
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| 1 | | the Mother McAuley Mighty Macs for the first time in Saint | 2 | | Ignatius school history; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Patty Ryan has recently been informed of her | 4 | | successful nomination for induction into the Saint Ignatius | 5 | | Hall of Fame; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Patty Ryan's husband Michael and her children, | 7 | | Abby, Kelly, Mikey, and Patrick, are abundantly proud of her | 8 | | achievements; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | commend and applaud Patty Ryan for her great dedication and | 12 | | many significant achievements and wish her great success and | 13 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Patty Ryan as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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