Full Text of HR0471 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Gene | 4 | | "Coach Ping" Pingatore of Westchester, who passed away on June | 5 | | 26, 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore was born to Frank and Annette | 7 | | Pingatore on October 12, 1936; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore was the coach of the St. Joseph | 9 | | High School basketball team, the Chargers; the most successful | 10 | | coach in Illinois high school basketball history, he had a | 11 | | record of 1035-383 in 50 years; he coached NBA stars Isiah | 12 | | Thomas and Evan Turner and three McDonald's All-Americans, | 13 | | Isaiah Thomas, Daryl Thomas, and Daryl Cunningham; he had a | 14 | | starring role in the 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Gene Pingatore was | 16 | | coaching at the Riverside-Brookfield shootout and was planning | 17 | | to start his 51st season at the helm of the Chargers' | 18 | | basketball program; under his guidance, the Chargers were one | 19 | | of the state's best teams, winning two state championships, | 20 | | advancing to the state finals six times, and winning 13 | 21 | | sectionals; in 2017, he was honored with a massive celebration | 22 | | by the school when he won his 1,000th game; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As a coach, Gene Pingatore valued "the | 2 | | relationships that were developed"; according to the IHSA | 3 | | Executive Director, "the number of students he impacted during | 4 | | his career is immeasurable"; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gene Pingatore was the loving father of Lisa | 6 | | (Mike) Crispo, the proud grandfather of Erin, Kelli, and Jack, | 7 | | the beloved fiance of Jill Oakley, the proud uncle of Frank | 8 | | (Kristin) Kasprzak, Nick Kasprzak, and the late Robert E. | 9 | | Kasprzak, the loving son of the late Annette and Frank, the | 10 | | dear brother of the late Sandra, and the brother-in-law of | 11 | | Robert Kasprzak; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn the passing of Gene "Coach Ping" Pingatore and extend | 15 | | our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who | 16 | | knew and loved him; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Gene Pingatore as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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