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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize the life of McGlother "Mac" 
4Irvin, legendary Chicago basketball figure, who passed away on 
5December 24, 2011; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Mac Irvin was a basketball star at Tilden High 
7School in the late 1950s and then at St. Augustine's in 
8Raleigh, North Carolina; he worked as an executive for Xerox 
9Corporation until 1992, when he entered the club basketball 
10scene; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, A member of the Illinois High School Basketball 
12Hall of Fame, Mac Irvin was known as the "Godfather" throughout 
13the Chicago Basketball community; he ran the Mac Irvin Fire, a 
14Nike-sponsored team, which has consistently been one of the 
15nation's premier club programs; he had a vision that changed 
16the landscape of high school basketball; he was among the first 
17coaches to take Chicago players around the country to compete; 
18and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Mac Irvin coached several future NBA stars through 
20his summer camps and teams, including Kobe Bryant, Shawn 
21Marion, Shaquille O'Neal, Antoine Walker, and Tim Hardaway; 
22they were basketball stars, but he taught them about life; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Mac Irvin created the Mac Irvin Foundation, which 
2assists at-risk youth; he was widely regarded for his 
3generosity to all children; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Mac Irving was a mentor, coach, and surrogate 
5father to the kids who came through the ranks of his amateur 
6basketball teams; he turned a small South Side basketball 
7program into one of the best in the country; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, at the time of his death, Mac Irvin was survived 
9by his wife, Louise; his mother; his brother, his children, 
10Byron, Lance, McGlother Jr., Mike, Nick, and Cynthia; and his 
1111 grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
13HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
14recognize the life of McGlother "Mac" Irvin and extend our 
15sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew 
16and loved him; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Mac Irvin as an expression of our 
19deepest sympathy.