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3 | 3 | | 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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5 | 5 | | 3 Representatives wish to congratulate Darrell Levell "Mr. |
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6 | 6 | | 4 Wimbo" Wimberly on 19 years of service to Marion High School |
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7 | 7 | | 5 and recognize him for his positive impact on the lives of |
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8 | 8 | | 6 thousands of Marion students, parents, residents, and |
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9 | 9 | | 7 community members; and |
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10 | 10 | | 8 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly was born in Louisville, Kentucky |
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11 | 11 | | 9 on August 23, 1961; and |
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12 | 12 | | 10 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly was a standout athlete at Butler |
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13 | 13 | | 11 High School in Louisville, where he starred in football and |
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14 | 14 | | 12 basketball; and |
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15 | 15 | | 13 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly attended the University of |
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16 | 16 | | 14 Louisville from 1978 to 1982 and found great success as a |
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17 | 17 | | 15 linebacker; and |
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18 | 18 | | 16 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly tried out for the NFL with the |
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19 | 19 | | 17 New York Jets, but life had bigger plans for him; and |
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20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly had a successful career selling |
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21 | 21 | | 19 insurance for Commonwealth Life Insurance in the Louisville |
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22 | 22 | | 20 area for 20 years; and |
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31 | 31 | | 1 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly moved to Marion in the year |
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32 | 32 | | 2 2000, where he sold insurance for five years before applying |
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33 | 33 | | 3 for a job with Marion High School; and |
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34 | 34 | | 4 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly worked as a volunteer football |
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35 | 35 | | 5 coach at Marion High School starting in 2000; he became the |
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36 | 36 | | 6 dean of students at Marion High School in July 2002 and worked |
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37 | 37 | | 7 as an administrator, football coach, and basketball coach for |
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38 | 38 | | 8 more than 20 years; and |
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39 | 39 | | 9 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly has served as a mentor, |
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40 | 40 | | 10 advocate, and role model for thousands of Marion High School |
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41 | 41 | | 11 athletes and students, bettering their lives; and |
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42 | 42 | | 12 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly has served as pastor at East |
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43 | 43 | | 13 Liberty Church in rural Marion since 2002, where he has helped |
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44 | 44 | | 14 lead several Marion residents through their spiritual |
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45 | 45 | | 15 journeys; and |
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46 | 46 | | 16 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly served as a guest speaker, |
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47 | 47 | | 17 prayer leader, and preacher at various Marion area weddings, |
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48 | 48 | | 18 funerals, vigils, and community gatherings and served on |
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49 | 49 | | 19 countless boards, committees, and community organizations; and |
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50 | 50 | | 20 WHEREAS, With his positivity, Darrell Wimberly has |
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61 | 61 | | 1 provided inspiration and guidance to his fellow coaches, |
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62 | 62 | | 2 administrators, and teachers through his service to students |
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63 | 63 | | 3 and his community; and |
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64 | 64 | | 4 WHEREAS, Darrell Wimberly married Deon Wimberly on |
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65 | 65 | | 5 December 22, 1994 and is the proud and dedicated father of five |
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66 | 66 | | 6 children; therefore, be it |
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67 | 67 | | 7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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68 | 68 | | 8 HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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69 | 69 | | 9 we congratulate Darrell Levell "Mr. Wimbo" Wimberly on 19 |
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70 | 70 | | 10 years of service to Marion High School and wish him the very |
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71 | 71 | | 11 best for the future in recognition of his retirement from |
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72 | 72 | | 12 education; and be it further |
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73 | 73 | | 13 RESOLVED, That we recognize Darrell Wimberly for his |
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74 | 74 | | 14 positive impact on the lives of thousands of Marion students, |
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75 | 75 | | 15 parents, residents, and community members; and be it further |
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76 | 76 | | 16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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77 | 77 | | 17 presented to Darrell Wimberly as a symbol of our respect and |
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78 | 78 | | 18 esteem. |
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