| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 3 | 3 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Cleveland |
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| 5 | 5 | | "Deacon" Harp. |
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| 6 | 6 | | FREEMAN, SANDLIN, |
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| 7 | 7 | | WALKER K, TAYLOR G |
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| 8 | 8 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2022 RR 3501/DI ZS Introduced |
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| 10 | 10 | | Second Regular Session 122nd General Assembly (2022) |
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| 11 | 11 | | SENATE RESOLUTION ____ |
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| 12 | 12 | | MADAM PRESIDENT: |
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| 13 | 13 | | I offer the following resolution and move its adoption: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1 A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Cleveland |
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| 15 | 15 | | 2 "Deacon" Harp. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 3 Whereas, Cleveland "Deacon" Harp was, as he often put it, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 4 "blessed with a great life" that began on September 2, 1934; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 5 Whereas, As a child in the 1940s, Mr. Harp began what |
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| 19 | 19 | | 6 would be a long life in sports when he worked as a bat boy for |
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| 20 | 20 | | 7 the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 8 Whereas, After receiving the encouragement of legendary |
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| 22 | 22 | | 9 coach Ray Crowe, the six-foot seven-inch Mr. Harp played |
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| 23 | 23 | | 10 basketball for Crispus Attucks High School where, from humble |
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| 24 | 24 | | 11 beginnings, he went on to have a successful high school career, |
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| 25 | 25 | | 12 including a 1953 regional championship; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 13 Whereas, Following high school, Mr. Harp had a 13-year |
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| 27 | 27 | | 14 professional basketball career playing for several barnstorming |
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| 28 | 28 | | 15 teams, including the Harlem Globetrotters, the Harlem |
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| 29 | 29 | | 16 Magicians, the Harlem Astronauts, and a team organized by |
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| 30 | 30 | | 17 Mr. Harp himself, the Harlem Vagabonds; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 18 Whereas, After his playing career ended, Mr. Harp |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2022 RR 3501/DI ZS 2 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 managed restaurants and apartment buildings before returning |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 to Indianapolis at the age of 63 and becoming an usher at |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 Market Square Arena; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5 Whereas, Despite a cancer diagnosis that would ultimately |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6 cost him his voice box, Mr. Harp became a fixture of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7 Indianapolis basketball scene for more than 20 years, spending |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 what he considered a cherished time getting to know people |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 while "just being himself"; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10 Whereas, Mr. Harp was a distinguished gentleman who |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11 worked hard, respected others, feared God, and led "a life |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 marvelously lived": Therefore, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13 Be it resolved by the Senate of the |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15 SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate memorializes |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16 Cleveland "Deacon" Harp. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18 to transmit copies of this Resolution to Barry and Saberina |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19 Crone, Brittany Crone, Stephen Crone, Rebekah Crone, Kierstin |
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| 52 | 52 | | 20 Crone, and Samuel Crone. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2022 RR 3501/DI ZS |
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