Full Text of SR2216 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Blake James Dale Kinnett of Alvin, Illinois is a | 3 | | strong-willed, independent, and hard-working high school | 4 | | student; he is the son of John and Becky Kinnett and has two | 5 | | siblings, a sister, Kaitlyn, and a brother, Garet; he attended | 6 | | Bismarck Henning Rossville Alvin Cooperative High School, | 7 | | where he enjoyed playing football and basketball for the Blue | 8 | | Devils; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Blake Kinnett has always had a passion for sports, | 10 | | especially baseball and basketball; he was a two-time State | 11 | | Champion in baseball by the age of 12 and played baseball in | 12 | | Cooperstown, New York with the Iliana Chiefs team which placed | 13 | | 21st out of 130 teams; during this time, he was a source of | 14 | | inspiration for his teammates, as he played baseball despite | 15 | | having a broken arm; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In addition to being an accomplished baseball | 17 | | player, Blake Kinnett enjoyed playing basketball in Alvin, | 18 | | where a community court has been renamed Kinnett's Court in his | 19 | | honor; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, When he was not busy playing sports, Blake Kinnett | 21 | | could be found spending time with his friends, and family, | 22 | | riding around on his golf cart, fishing, or hunting turkeys; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, In February 2017, Blake Kinnett was diagnosed with | 3 | | Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a genetic disease that destroys | 4 | | the protective myelin sheath that surrounds the brain's | 5 | | neurons; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, ALD affects 1 in 18,000 people, mostly boys and | 7 | | men; there is no cure for ALD; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In the wake of Blake Kinnett's diagnosis, the | 9 | | community of Alvin has been incredibly generous and supportive | 10 | | of him and his family; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commend Blake | 13 | | Kinnett for his courage and determination in the face of his | 14 | | ALD diagnosis; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That we also commend the Kinnett family and the | 16 | | community of Alvin for their unwavering support of Blake; and | 17 | | be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That we declare December 1, 2018 as "Blake | 19 | | Kinnett Day" in the State of Illinois to help raise awareness | 20 | | of ALD; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Blake Kinnett and his family as a symbol of our | 3 | | esteem and respect.
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