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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Jason Brown of Highland | ||||||
| 4 | Park on the occasion of his performances at the 2014 Winter | ||||||
| 5 | Olympics; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Jason Brown was born on December 15, 1994; he is | ||||||
| 7 | the son of proud parents Steven Brown and Marla Kell Brown; he | ||||||
| 8 | began skating at the age of 3 after being inspired by his older | ||||||
| 9 | sister to get into the sport; in the spring of 2013, he, his | ||||||
| 10 | coach, Kori Ade, and his other training mates relocated to | ||||||
| 11 | Monument, Colorado to commence training at the Colorado Sports | ||||||
| 12 | Center; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, On January 12, 2014, Jason Brown won the free | ||||||
| 14 | skate (182.61) and the silver medal with a total score of | ||||||
| 15 | 270.08 at the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships; he was | ||||||
| 16 | subsequently nominated to be on the 2014 United States Olympic | ||||||
| 17 | team to compete in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, On February 9, 2014, Jason Brown competed in the | ||||||
| 19 | free skate of team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics; he earned | ||||||
| 20 | 153.67, finished in 4th place, and earned 7 points for Team | ||||||
| 21 | USA, helping the team win the bronze medal; on February 13, | ||||||
| 22 | 2014, he competed in the men's short program, earning 86.00 and | ||||||
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| 1 | ending in 6th place, less than a point out of 3rd, going into | ||||||
| 2 | the free skate; during the men's free skate on February 14, | ||||||
| 3 | 2014, he earned a 152.37 and 238.37 overall, finishing in 9th | ||||||
| 4 | place; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jason Brown was the recipient of the Athlete | ||||||
| 6 | Alumni Ambassadors Award, the Ralph Potter Memorial award for | ||||||
| 7 | Exceptional Ability and Achievement, and the President's | ||||||
| 8 | Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jason Brown is an enthusiastic supporter of | ||||||
| 10 | tsunami relief efforts, the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, City Skate | ||||||
| 11 | outreach program, and the Beyond Sports Foundation; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Jason Brown serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 13 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we congratulate Jason Brown on the occasion of his performances | ||||||
| 18 | at the 2014 Winter Olympics and wish him continued success and | ||||||
| 19 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to Jason Brown as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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