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SENATE RESOLUTION



2 WHEREAS, NBA player Shaun Livingston of the Golden State 
3Warriors was born on
September 11, 1985 in the Illinois City of 
4Peoria; and


5 WHEREAS, Shaun Livingston led the Peoria Central High 
6School
Lions to 2 consecutive State titles at the Illinois High 
7School Association Class AA State
Tournament in the 2003 and 
82004 seasons; he was named to the 2004 McDonald's All-America

9Team and the Parade Magazine All-America First Team; he was 
10named co-MVP of the EA Sports
Roundball Classic and was the 
112003-04 Illinois Mr. Basketball winner; and


12 WHEREAS, Shaun Livingston was drafted fourth overall by the 
13Los Angeles Clippers in 2004; he played there until the summer 
14of 2008 when he signed with the Miami Heat as a free agent; 
15after his time with the Heat, he played for several other NBA 
16teams; and


17 WHEREAS, In 2014, Shaun Livingston's skills were acquired 
18by the Golden State Warriors, where he plays as a shooting 
19guard; and

20 WHEREAS, Shaun Livingston reached the pinnacle of his 
21career in the 2014-2015 NBA season
by helping his team achieve 
 
 
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1victory in the NBA Finals; and


2 WHEREAS, Shaun Livingston's proud connection to Peoria and 
3Illinois continues; the
Illinois High School Sports 
4Association named him one of "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys'

5Basketball Tournament"; he established the Shaun Livingston 
6Foundation which raised money for tornado victims in the wake 
7of the 2013 Washington and Central Illinois tornadoes; 
8therefore, be it


9 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare July 28, 
112015 as "Shaun Livingston Day" in the State of Illinois; and be 
12it further


13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to Shaun Livingston or
a member of his immediate 
15family as a symbol of our admiration and respect.